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London_Medic:
Salam guys,
I am a current medical student at one of universities of london. To study medicine You either ace your exams and that is GCSE'S (passing with A's AND B's), A-levels (with AABB, ABBc, grades of that form). if you haven't achieved the offer you've been offered, then do a degree that triggers your interest again graduating with a first or a 2.1 and then try your luck again. Where there is a will there is a way. I hope no one is dismotivated by being rejected from universities because it happens, alot of people in my time with excellent grades haven't made it to medical schools. If you get an interview, thats your shot at convincing the college that you are the one they should accept.
w/salam :)
Penguin:
Swansea requires the GAMSAT as well. Gamsat exam for 2008 entry was sat in september but anyone thinking of sitting it this yr get in touch and I can provide you with past exam papers or the UKCAT text book...for free of course
I also think Swansea is one of the best places to apply for. As you only get four choices, its best to be wise, Swansea has one of the lowest number of applicants per place. They also interview some applicants before GAMSAT results are out.
Good luck to all those applying.
Amool:
Hey Everyone i was wondering if Biomedical is the samething like Medicine meaning having biomedical could be a doctor after 4 yrs of studying ... The thing is ins Allah i would be going Cardiff univ on sept 08 and after my degree i want to be a pathologist or even hematologist then go back to Abu dhABI if Allah wills
so my question is . IS Biomedical like medince
Student of Knowledge:
--- Quote from: Amool on March 25, 2008, 10:58:22 PM ---Hey Everyone i was wondering if Biomedical is the samething like Medicine meaning having biomedical could be a doctor after 4 yrs of studying ... The thing is ins Allah i would be going Cardiff univ on sept 08 and after my degree i want to be a pathologist or even hematologist then go back to Abu dhABI if Allah wills
so my question is . IS Biomedical like medince
--- End quote ---
Hey Amool, welcome to the forum sis & nice to c u interested in Biomedical Science (BMS).
BMS is not like medicine in practice, but when you are studying at uni you more or less will study what pre-clinical medical students study... such as anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, microbiology, cellular pathology, biochemistry, cell biology, endocrinology, disease control.... & many more..
Biomedical scientists are not doctors, but they can do a phD and obtain a doctorate or become research scientists. But if they choose to work in a hospital then it will be in the laboratory. There are multi disciplines you can specialise in like pathology, haematology, clinical chemistry, medical microbiology, immunology, and so on.
The main obvious difference between BMS and medicine is diagnosis and direct patient management/care. Biomedical scientists are not involved in direct management****, and not really involved in diagnosis that much in many of the disciplines (besides med. microbiology), instead biomedical scientists in the lab carry out the tests requested by doctors and forward the results back with some comments to the doctors, and it the doctors who then decide what is the best management for the patient.
You said you were thinking of becoming a pathologist maybe. You can specialise in cellular pathology with a BMS degree, and you can even do a Masters in it, but you cannot become a 'pathologist' with BMS degree. You need to study medicine to become a pathologist. You might be thinking whats the difference between specialising in pathology with a BMS degree, and being a pathologist. There is big difference. Pathologists diagnose the illness, whilst Biomedical scientists (that specialised in cellular pathology) dont. Pathologists decide what tissue sections need to be cut and what special stainning needs to be done, whilst BMS dont. In brief, biomedical scientists in pathology department prepare slides and pass them on for the pathologist to view, and it is th pathologist that makes the diagnosis. I was speaking to a biomedical scientist who did a Masters in cellular pathology, she was telling me that in a biomedical science degree they over teach you in a way and when it comes to the real lab work, you dont really have a direct say in patient care or simple diagnosis (in cell path). But then again, in the end of the day, many people like BMS and do not really like to be involved in direct patient management. So you decide whats best for you.
And about going to abudhabi, I heard one needs to have a minimum Masters to be considered for work there now. A colleague of mine from London tried to apply last summer with a BSc boichemistry degree and was adviced to do MSc before her application would be considered.
Wish you all the best.
This is a very sumarised answer to ur q'n. I hope fellow BMS & medics will contribute to answer your Q'n.
***Except in medical microbiology where biomed scientists can decide which is the best antibiotic the pathogen is susceptible to.
Mubarak:
hi Dr kasim
plz help me i am the one who want to study medicine in USA (postgraduate study) and to have USLME exam,, i am very eager to get more information about that
waiting for u
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