Nurses in medical school

Each year more nurses are accepted into medical school. They bring a unique background and an already established philosophy of patient care. Thirty-three nurses currently enrolled in medical school completed questionnaires that focused on their motivation for a career change and their projected specialty preference. Most nurse-medical students were motivated for a career change because of a desire for increased patient responsibility. Most students expressed interest in primary care specialties. There was a close association between employment experience as a nurse and projected specialty preference as a doctor.