A friend was asked the other day: Why nurses today don't want to further their education and become doctors. This was her response: "No, we don't want to be doctors. And no, it's not because we're not smart enough. We love our profession and we wouldn't trade it for anything. The main reason is that doctors have too much responsibility and they treat too many patients." Would you go from RN to MD? So many (including Dr. Charles) have done exactly that!