Working as a nurse while studying medicine

Dear all,
I am due to complete my BSc Nursing degree in September. Early on in my studies I realised that my passion lies more in medicine than nursing. However, after many discussions with doctors, university lecturers, and the Warwick Medical School admissions team, I decided to complete my degree while gaining as much experience and knowledge as possible to support my future career.
I plan to work as an ED nurse for a year to build experience, having previously worked as a HCA in ED for four years where I developed a passion for emergency medicine. Additionally, I volunteer in community health clinics in Nepal, delivering healthcare to remote villages—an experience that has reinforced my desire to pursue medicine, as I believe I could contribute even more as a doctor.
My main concern is financing my studies, as the maintenance loan will be minimal. I am interested to hear from anyone who has entered medicine through the GEM route and have been able to work shifts as a nurse while studying medicine. I am no stranger to hard work, but I want to understand if balancing both is feasible.
Any insights or advice would be greatly appreciated!
Many thanks,
Maria

Dear all,
I am due to complete my BSc Nursing degree in September. Early on in my studies I realised that my passion lies more in medicine than nursing. However, after many discussions with doctors, university lecturers, and the Warwick Medical School admissions team, I decided to complete my degree while gaining as much experience and knowledge as possible to support my future career.
I plan to work as an ED nurse for a year to build experience, having previously worked as a HCA in ED for four years where I developed a passion for emergency medicine. Additionally, I volunteer in community health clinics in Nepal, delivering healthcare to remote villages—an experience that has reinforced my desire to pursue medicine, as I believe I could contribute even more as a doctor.
My main concern is financing my studies, as the maintenance loan will be minimal. I am interested to hear from anyone who has entered medicine through the GEM route and have been able to work shifts as a nurse while studying medicine. I am no stranger to hard work, but I want to understand if balancing both is feasible.
Any insights or advice would be greatly appreciated!
Many thanks,
Maria

Hey! First of all well done on working towards your passion… i’m so proud of you and happy that you’ve got a plan and are working towards it!! I wish you the absolute best!
However, unfortunately idk much ab GEM but there are a few ppl on tiktok who have done nursing and applied for post grad med, I think it’s worth dming them and asking them for some advise! They normally do reply ! Fingers crossed everything goes well..you’ve got this!

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Graduate Entry Medicine Thread

Thank you very much.
Maria