MSN-Ed, RN -> MD?

[darkdrift]

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Going to med school something that has been on my mind for a long time, but I am unsure if I would be competitive.

I was a Medical Assistant at a clinic for 4 years, and I have been an ICU RN for 7 years. I have also spent the past 3 academic years as part time faculty of a university while working in the ICU.

I got my master's in nursing education to teach, but I also still am passionate about management of patients. I began looking into DNP FNP programs for advanced practice. However, I am always let down by the rigor of these programs. There are many courses over leadership, role development, etc with minimal clinical hours in a clinic that is a fraction of the depth of medical school.

However, my undergrad GPA is bad- 2.5-2.7 range? (Update: My undergrad GPA was 2.86). Due to having to work full time in RN school. My MSN GPA was 3.9 though. I have thousands of patient contact hours.

Would a post-bacc to meet the pre-requisite requirements be enough to make me competitive for medical school? Or does my prior education experience make me look too indecisive?

 

[Nontrad_FL_LGBT]

Your story makes sense and I don't think it would be an issue if you explained as you did here. Your GPA is a bigger issue; MDs don't really look at non-SMP grad GPA. You need to take enough undergrad classes to crack 3.0 to not get screened. You may need a SMP on top, especially if you want MD vs DO.

 

[darkdrift]

Your story makes sense and I don't think it would be an issue if you explained as you did here. Your GPA is a bigger issue; MDs don't really look at non-SMP grad GPA. You need to take enough undergrad classes to crack 3.0 to not get screened. You may need a SMP on top, especially if you want MD vs DO.

Thank you for your reply. I actually just got ahold of my undergraduate transcripts again and my cumulative GPA was 2.86... Do you think that doing well in a post-bacc would make my GPA salvageable?

 

[Nontrad_FL_LGBT]

Thank you for your reply. I actually just got ahold of my undergraduate transcripts again and my cumulative GPA was 2.86... Do you think that doing well in a post-bacc would make my GPA salvageable?

Yeah, that's a much better scenario than the initial option. Get above a 3.0 and you've got a really good shot at DO assuming a decent MCAT, possibly MD with really solid post-bacc and MCAT.