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Radiography and medical imaging Course Structure
« on: June 17, 2010, 10:42:50 pm »
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Good evening VN,

Lately I've been rethinking my goals and plans for next year.

While Undergraduate medicine in Australia is still me dream, I am trying to be realistic and am wanting to prepare alternative arrangements (not to be confused with backup plans) in case things don't go to plan this year.

My question is more so to do with the course structure and whether or not it is like the Biomedicine courses in which you get electives?

This would allow me to study chemistry as an elective and possibly prepare me (along with the clinical experience) to move into post graduate medicine... Or just become a radiographer which is certainly not a bad outcome.

Anything else relevant to this course, please let me know!
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Re: Radiography and medical imaging Course Structure
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2010, 04:08:28 am »
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You could potentially move into post grad medicine at melbourne, from any course, provided you have certain prerequisite subjects, its late so forgive me if im wrong but Biochemistry, Physiology and Anatomy at a 2nd year level. Check if the Medical imaging course provides these.

Also you'd need to sit the gamsat which is very long and grueling and theres no guarantee you will get into grad med.

You could always try looking up the course on the site or emailing them. I have, they're very helpful.

Maybe i haven't said anything you already didn't know, i suspect this is the case.

The one things i'd say to you one med hopeful to another is, really think about the radiography course. Make sure there is no doubt in your mind you want to do radiography for a long time, if you potentially get stuck with the radiography degree and cant get into grad med for one reason or another. Just really think about it, i've thought a lot about that and doing biomed, i don't know whether i would like too much being stuck with a biomed degree i don't want. Maybe compare the opportunities you get in biomed vs medical imaging

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Re: Radiography and medical imaging Course Structure
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2010, 10:57:12 pm »
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That's the main thing, I *think* I would be happy to do radiography, it appears that it's not to hard to find a job straight after graduating (and you do 6 months paid work at the end of the 4th year).

I'm sure that Biomed will prepare me better, But honestly I cannot see myself enjoying the sort of career I would get from the biomed course. Which is my main reason for not wanting to do it.

currently waiting for a reply e-mail from Monash...
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Re: Radiography and medical imaging Course Structure
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2010, 11:37:49 pm »
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Troll medical forums/student forums and see what you can find.

I found a doctors forum... it really isnt as glamorous or spectacular as people think

http://forums.studentdoctor.net

This is a good place, funny and insightful too with threads like this - http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=257985

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Re: Radiography and medical imaging Course Structure
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2010, 02:28:33 pm »
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Hey, I know someone who has now graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science - Medical Radiations from RMIT and is now working as a radiologist/radiographer (I always get the two mixed up - one needs a med degree one doesn't - I mean the one that doesn't need it). I'm just gonna assume it's radiographer, sorry if I'm wrong :P

That's the main thing, I *think* I would be happy to do radiography, it appears that it's not to hard to find a job straight after graduating (and you do 6 months paid work at the end of the 4th year).
That is true, radiographers are in demand and it's quite easy to find a job. However, the pay isn't very good. The guy I know gets I think currently about $30-35k per year (this is his first year out of uni though). I only work 2 days a week and I have more money saved up than him and yes he's still living at home so he doesn't actually pay for any living expenses. So yeah, you'd have to work your way up the hierarchy to get decent pay.

I think biomedicine would be more of a research-based degree if you weren't able to get into medicine afterwards, whereas radiography/medical imaging is more of a hands-on degree (though of course you can also get into research - the person I know is currently waiting on approval for a masters research degree). So if part of the reason you want to do med is because you want the hands-on patient contact, I would go for radiography.

Also, Monash and RMIT are both good unis for this area - Monash is slightly better because it has built-in accreditation and work experience or something like that, but RMIT is also good.
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