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[quote=Anonymous]SO MUCH DEBT.

Post bacc will cost $50K.
Private med school will be $50K x 4 for tuition alone.  At least.  Many programs are more. 
U of Maryland (in state) is $35/year.  UVA is $43K (in state)

So you are talking about roughly $250K for tuition. 
Plus loss of nursing income for 5 years---so add in another $300K easily.  You could probably add 50% more to this loss of income while you're in school for 5 years.

So you're out $550k (very conservative estimate---your net loss will probably be more like $700K once you add in interest on the loans and the difference between what your nursing salary is now ($??) and what it will be during 4-5 years of residency/fellowship ($40-50K).

I don't know what field your'e going into but if you're doing a medical sub-speciality unless it's GI or cards you'll be making under $200k when it's all done in 9 years.  
Probably much less if you're planning on going into research (and if it's cards or GI research it's probably sub $200k as well).

The ONLY way I'd see this making any sense is if you're married to a high income earner and money simply doesn't matter. 
I know 2 women who went to medical school in their 30's who are in this situation---their husbands paid AND they're going into higher paying fields in medicine (one ER medicine, one radiology).

--RN married to MD who has contemplated this whole scenario and couldn't justify the expense.

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