Bioengineering in Biomedicine

[Pup]

Let's say I decided to do the bioengineering stream. eg I do calculus 2 in semester 1, will I be able to switch to the normal biomed degree in semester 2, etc do physics and experimental stats instead of ESD2 and Linear Algebra, if I decide that engineering is not for me.

[mandystsai]

Hi~ I'm in the same boat. I'm not sure what major to choose but don't want to cut bioengineering out yet. So I checked with MDHS, and apparently if you do the bioengineering stream, you'll still be able to choose any of the majors in the future. There's no disadvantage. I don't think you'll be able to change the stream in the second semester. But you shouldn't need to anyway.

[Pup]

I'm wanting to do bioengineering subjects in first year, so I could later on choose to do engineering if I don't make it into the MD. Seeing that you got the Chancellor's Scholars Program, I don't see the point why you want to choose bioengineering, unless you're interested in enginneering and not sure about med?

[mandystsai]

I'm wanting to do bioengineering subjects in first year, so I could later on choose to do engineering if I don't make it into the MD. Seeing that you got the Chancellor's Scholars Program, I don't see the point why you want to choose bioengineering, unless you're interested in enginneering and not sure about med?

Haha, we were told that none of the majors will give you an advantage in the MD, and I didn't know to take the interview early... So I'm still dependent on passing the interview. Bioengineering sounds really interesting anyway. I wouldn't mind majoring in it. All the others look really similar to me.

[Pup]

options are more diverse, if you take the bioengineering stream. but it didn't like it, you could drop it after first year and move smoothly into second year, doing other elective subjects and majoring in a health field. Yeah, true, all the biomed majors do look similiar. The thing is, that if you were to major in something, like human structure and function, physiology, they're not useful in career wise. All you can do with these majors is do further study and research in honours/masters/ PhD etc. doing the engineering subjects in first years, gives you a direct career option to be an engineer. But all this shouldn't really matter, if you pass the interview.

[mandystsai]

options are more diverse, if you take the bioengineering stream. but it didn't like it, you could drop it after first year and move smoothly into second year, doing other elective subjects and majoring in a health field. Yeah, true, all the biomed majors do look similiar. The thing is, that if you were to major in something, like human structure and function, physiology, they're not useful in career wise. All you can do with these majors is do further study and research in honours/masters/ PhD etc. doing the engineering subjects in first years, gives you a direct career option to be an engineer. But all this shouldn't really matter, if you pass the interview.

Exactly, bioengineering gives you a broader career choice if you find out med isn't your thing after all or don't make it in. Bioengineering really does interest me, with the bionic ear and eye... Really hope I pass the interview! Otherwise I'll have to sit the GAMSAT and apply elsewhere...

Good luck on getting into the MD!

[Hancock]

Why didn't you take the interview before hand? Also, apparently it's really easy to pass if you're coming from Chancellor's Scholars (from word of mouth).

[mandystsai]

Why didn't you take the interview before hand? Also, apparently it's really easy to pass if you're coming from Chancellor's Scholars (from word of mouth).

Haha, I didn't even know about the Chancellor's Scholars Program. I'm from QLD and I was focussing on UQ or Monash . Hopefully the interview is easy~

[Hehetymen]

Are any of the biomed majors good for careers other than research/teaching? Also I remember reading somewhere (was a thread on another site about bioengineering) that it was better to do electrical engineering or something because most companies don't really respect bioengineering as much (i.e. electrical engineers are seen to have better analytical abilities or something).

[Pup]

medicine, dentistry, optometry, physiotherapy, clinical audiology and other health sciences. I'm starting off doing bioengineering stream in first year. You don't do anything biomedical enginneering related until second or third year. First year is just foundation engineering and maths subject. I doing it with no intention of doing biomedical enginnerring, but to keep the possibility of any other engineering after finishing biomedicine.