I wanted to know, if I want to do medicine and become a doctor, what's the best course for me from Monash out of Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences and Bachelor of Medical Sciences? Also, why is it that a lot of people drop out of Biomed and choose Sciences instead?
Hey! Really great question.
What's "better" for you... well, it probably doesn't make that much difference. A certain proportion of students accepted into Monash Med MUST come from their Biomed program, so that's one factor... however, if you want to do postgrad Med, you won't just be applying at Monash.
The three important factors (not in order of importance) for med entry at a postrgrad level are as follows:
1. Your Uni grades.
2. Your GAMSAT score (usually).
3. Your interview performance.
You'll notice that "degree" isn't part of the criteria. You could get into Medicine after doing undergrad law, or Arts... so long as you had the prereqs.
So, in some sense, the answer to your question is, "whatever the hell you want". So long as you get good grades in it, it doesn't matter.
Why do lots of people drop out of Biomed? I'm not sure if that's a true assumption, but... Biomed is a very specific degree with not a lot of flexibility or choice. Most of the units, from what I've heard, are programmed into it for you. Whereas Science has a bit more general choice and flexibility... and Biomed doesn't offer much of an advantage over Science degrees in terms of Medicine entry so, I guess some people just say "fuck it"?