If you're a doctor from a foreign country who is interested in becoming a registered nurse in the United States, Florida International University has a program for you! The first known MD-to-BSN program in the United States, FIU's Bachelor of Science in Nursing: Foreign-Educated Physician to BSN track was granted approval in 1998.
From the FIU website:
The benefit of the BSN program is to provide a nursing education track that will serve as a worthwhile pathway for individuals with health care knowledge and skills to gain employment as registered nurses, thereby assisting to alleviate the nursing shortage and improving the socio-economic conditions for this group of immigrants. Given the magnitude of the nursing shortage in Florida, with some 26,000 registered nurses (RNs) needed now and a RN vacancy rate of 15.7%, the large pool of foreign physicians comprise an available population from which to draw potential RNs with baccalaureate preparation.
For more information or to apply to this program, visit the FIU MD-BSN program.
