An interview question...

[Milena]

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Question: "Why did you pick Medicine instead of nursing?"

This was asked when I was yabbering on about community service. In response, I said I thought I would enjoy the clinical challenges of medicine, as I really like science. I don't really think this was a good response though-- any suggestions, in case it's asked again?

 

[altaskier]

That's a hard one! You'd have to think about what makes Medicine different in your mind from Nursing. A hard on the spot question.

 

[Jessica]

I can tell you why I chose medicine vs. nursing... b/c I started my undergrad in nursing and changed majors 1 year before getting my Bachelor's of science in nursing. I loved the clinical experience, I don't know that that aspect would be terribly different, both doctors and nurses get to work one on one with patients and their families (I know I know, there ARE differences physicians get to perform alot more procredures, prescibe meds, etc etc - I am no expert b/c I am not an MD!! but I think you could get the satisfaction of helping people in either profession) The thing that attracted me to medicine was the deeper level of scientific understanding, in nursing I was excited by what we were learning, but I felt like I was only skimming the surface. Once I turned pre-med, I finally learned things in my upper division science classes that helped me to understand the physiological roots of some of the disease processes I saw in people I worked with.

In light of my experience, I think your answer to that on the spot question was great! Just my two cents 😀

 

[Street Philosopher]

why didn't you just tell the truth and say it's about prestige or money, or both? for me it's prestige. why would i choose to be a nurse when i can be a doc? simple enough. i don't know why people have such hang ups about this. the fact that prestige affects my decision to become a doctor (although it isn't not the primary or sole reason), does not, contrary to popular thought, make me a bad person.