title: Nurses in medical school.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002321:Career Choice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D009726:Nurses; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013337:Students, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires