I’m seriously considering Med School. I am currently a 29 yr old, FNP with a BS Biology, BSN, and MS.
I have been reading a lot of forums on here and elsewhere.
My main concern is actually having time for family. I will most likely get married in the next year or two and want to have 3-5 kids sooner rather then later.
Do you have Summer vacation between years during Med School? Do you get Christmas vacation/Spring break?
I have read about some 5 year programs 3 years instead of first 2. Also some people have taken a year off during med school and/or before residency.
If I choose to pursue this, I would definitely choose a field where I could have a life, Anesthesia or ED. (I worked in Peds Anesthesia as a FNP and talked with a MD there who had started out in Surgery and switched to Anesthesia so he could have a life, and he LOVED his job and was very happy.)
And I would have no problem only working PT after residency. I do not have any desire to open my own practice (could do that now anyways) Its not about the money or the title. Its about the desire to have the knowledge.
I have an awesome life now, I LOVE my position as a FNP as well as I don’t have to do a residency if I want to switch fields, I make good money, and I can work 3-4 days/week. I have time to run marathons and would have time for a family.
After reading lots of comments I am seriously torn if the money and time commitment it takes for Med School/Residency is worth it. I don’t want to neglect my future family.
P.S. I am not at all interested in DNP it is theory and research, and should be called a PhD.