Do hospitals sponsor nurses to become doctors?

Question

Hi, I am a student graduating from nursing school in August and am curios as to the possibilities of becoming a doctor after 4-6 years of practicing the nursing profession. I have heard from a few, very few, people that some hospitals will sponsor their nurses (I do not knot the age range of the nurses) to go to medical school and become doctors for the hospital for X amount of years to come. So, are there hospitals that can and/or do/will pay a nurse's way through med school? Can doctors, deans, chiefs of medicine, or hospital department chairs enlighten me in my query?

Answer 1

alot of employers give entry level employees benefits that include tuition money to get their MBA so its likely hospitals would do that.

Answer 2

yes.

Answer 3

yes!

Answer 4

i hope so and tell what scholl are they

Answer 5

some of them yes they do

Answer 6

Absolutely not.

First of all, it's pretty rare for nurses to go to medical school.  There are a few that do, but most med students go right from college to med school.

You'd have to make sure that you took all of the med school pre-requisite courses, and the MCAT, and then you need to get accepted.  (Did you take a year of organic chemistry in nursing school?  You'll need that.)

Medical school is a full time job.  It's not like you're going to go to med school all day and work a nursing shift at night.  It's also rather expensive.

Nursing and medicine are very, very different careers.  Nursing is not a stepping stone to becoming a physician.  They are complementary careers.

The military will put you through medical school.  You'll just owe them some years of military service.  If you want someone to pay your way, that's your best bet.

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

I'm not so sure that they will...

A nurse studying to be a doctor is the same as any profession studying to be a doctor, you'll have to start right at the beginning.

A doctor isn't an advanced nurse - its a completely different degree.

They would most likely sponsor you to do a nursing degree, they sponsored my mother, but i doubt very very much they will sponsir you through a complete career change.

Ultimately, the only person who can tell you is a representative for your district and you didn't mention which that was.

Ask your boss.

Answer 9

It depends on the hospital.  Some hospitals, especially large hospitals, will pay for a nurse to continue their education IF the degree they seek is one that the hospital will employ.  And, usually the ones that do that make you sign a contract to work for them for so many months per semester that they pay for.  Lastly, most hospitals don't employ MD's and so that would make med school even harder to get paid for, BUT ALL hospitals employ Nurse Practiconers, which is better than being an MD in my opinion becasue your professional liabilty is lower.

Answer 10

I'm not sure about all locations but I think this is something you would have to do on your own. They would probably support you if you were advancing your nursing position like say from LPN to RN but a PhD would not only cost them a good chunk of money but would also take away a nurse who seem to be harder to come by these days than doctors. I'm not discouraging you but if this is something you want to accomplish, seeking a grant maybe your best option. I wish you the best and all the luck!