Are there any Biomedical science students here?

Poverty_stricken_student

Just out of interest are there any Biomedical science students in this forum? If so what discipline are hoping to pursue? can u guys enlighten me on how i can gain work experince?

Seraphim

I'm not a biomed student, I thought I'd offer some initial thoughts

There are many different ways you can go after you complete your degree - not necessarily going for any type of biomed job. Some of the options you might want to consider are further research, working in pathology labs or as a dietician.

Depending on what you want to do, you can do 'day releases' as lab assistants in many places whilst you are doing your degree (you'll need to ring up and ask, or send your CV in with a cover letter) to gain a little experience. Your local hospital/NHS trust may be able to help you here as they often take on 'day releases' and they often take on trainees.

If you aren't sure what you want to do, try looking at this website -->
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/Options_with_your_subject/Your_degree_in_biomedical_sciences/Where_to_start/p!eeXdaFj

(sorry for the long URL).

HTH,

- Seraphim -

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My degree started out as Biomedical Science.. i then turned it into a Genetics degree by the end, opting to do an MSc in bioinformatics after that.

I then worked for a good uni as a research assistant for 2 1/2 years, doing bioinformatics research / application developement.

Then I quit after realising science pays really badly if you work for a uni. The pay doesn't get anywhere near good until you hit lecturer, by then you'll be about 30 years old.

What lab experience do you have? This will be quite important if you're to be let loose in a lab. Contact your local universities/private labs and ask.. but i wouldn't expect to get paid for it.

littlemissmay

ringo_24601 wrote:

What lab experience do you have? This will be quite important if you're to be let loose in a lab. Contact your local universities/private labs and ask.. but i wouldn't expect to get paid for it.

the best way is to gain experience through writing to local pathology labs and generally chasing people up as they are very busy. in my experience, you need to try to "get in" with lecturers who specialise in a field of your interest and then they might be able to call some "contacts" of theirs.. the thing i have found out with most things is that it is not what you know, but who you know..
by the way, i chose the pharmacology/neuroscience route and found this really interesting, leaving me with a thirst for more.. hope this helps