The UoM Biomedicine & Science Thread

[vexx]

^ yeah thats ridiculous choosing biomed over MBBS.. probably worst decision someone who definitely wants to do medicine can make.. though not everyone is definite about doing it..

[shinny]

Russ makes a fair point
But really, I'm probably not as well informed as i should be, but I have just heard that studying biomed->med at melb is a better way to study medicine as you have more medical knowledge anda higher likelihood to go on to specialise than doing med at monash. that could be complete crap, I dont know.

Sorry didn't see this. While I'm not 100% on the technicalities of specialising, I'm sure getting into your medicine career earlier is ultimately the better advantage than a biomed degree. Going through biomed, you're getting into the field about 3 years later than you would have if you just went into Monash. That's 3 years of experience that you're missing out on. I'm pretty sure 3 years of experience is better than apparently having 'more medical knowledge' which is quite a contentious claim to begin with, given that you'll be learning stuff which is actually useful within those 3 years. You'll soon realise that what you learn in uni for Medicine is largely quite useless; it's the stuff you learn in hospital by experience which is useful. The only thing useful from what I'm aware of that you might get from a biomed degree is any research experience as I have heard research is something which is quite beneficial to have under your sleeve when applying, but this research experience can also be gained during the undergrad medicine course through Summer research scholarships or the optional BMedSci degree anyway.

[rustic_metal]

Russ makes a fair point
But really, I'm probably not as well informed as i should be, but I have just heard that studying biomed->med at melb is a better way to study medicine as you have more medical knowledge anda higher likelihood to go on to specialise than doing med at monash. that could be complete crap, I dont know.

That's 3 years of experience that you're missing out on.

Nah, you lose the last three years of your career, not the first three. You still get that experience, just three years later.

Best just to go where you'll have the most fun and to the uni that appeals to you the most. There's plenty of time to make yourself top dog in the professional world once you start your career.

[shinny]

I'm speaking in terms of a comparable age; not in terms of time actually spent doing Medicine. Should've been more clear there.

[iffets12345]

I'm just wondering do any of you have stats on like, how many students from biomed will actually get into postgrad med/dent/optom while the other 300+ are left alone?

[fady_22]

^ yeah thats ridiculous choosing biomed over MBBS.. probably worst decision someone who definitely wants to do medicine can make.. though not everyone is definite about doing it..

Sometimes, that decision is already made for you.

[stonecold]

^ yeah thats ridiculous choosing biomed over MBBS.. probably worst decision someone who definitely wants to do medicine can make.. though not everyone is definite about doing it..

Sometimes, that decision is already made for you.

thank you gaymat! 

[iffets12345]

Sometimes I wish it was ME-MAT. designed for my best interests.

[stonecold]

I'm just wondering do any of you have stats on like, how many students from biomed will actually get into postgrad med/dent/optom while the other 300+ are left alone?

I think Russ posted this somewhere, can't remember exactly, (also, the course is new, so this is only based only on one years data) but apparently ~40% of people in the MD came from UoM Biomed.

I think

[fady_22]

At least we've got a FFP guaranteed for us.

[stonecold]

At least we've got a FFP guaranteed for us.

Uggh, don't even talk to me about the guarantee, it makes me want to cry. 

[vexx]

^ i would advise against the FFP, since you graduate as a full-fee student and so will struggle to get an internship (possibly) unless the 'medicine tsunami' problem doesnt resolve itself in the next few years. Try and get CSP, do not settle for FFP!!

[stonecold]

^ i would advise against the FFP, since you graduate as a full-fee student and so will struggle to get an internship (possibly) unless the 'medicine tsunami' problem doesnt resolve itself in the next few years. Try and get CSP, do not settle for FFP!!

lol, yeah, the 0.04 of an aggregate point off the CSP guarantee has me disappointed.

[vexx]

^ i would advise against the FFP, since you graduate as a full-fee student and so will struggle to get an internship (possibly) unless the 'medicine tsunami' problem doesnt resolve itself in the next few years. Try and get CSP, do not settle for FFP!!

lol, yeah, the 0.04 of an aggregate point off the CSP guarantee has me disappointed.

so annoying
im sure you can get into medicine somewhere after first year, like UTAS you will be fine

[TrueLight]

tasmania? u going to tasmania stonecold?