Biomedical Science Society Thread

No, my degree is accredited by the IBMS, but like any other accredited degree, i still need to complete the ibms cerificate of competence to be able to jointhe HPC register.

hi,

I will be starting in September on an Ibms accredited course and wanted to know how many students if not all are on the 4 year placement course (if u know) ? i know places are limited but just want to get a feel for the competition i will be facing !

please please let me know :-)

I passed my first year of uni without any resits but I did find the harder theories more difficult to get my head round like (like different stuff in the brain, parts of the lymphatic system and a lot of topics in biochemistry).

So would it be good a idea to get the ball rolling now and look over the modules/ topics now before I start in October. plus the books I used for my modules (anatomy and physiology, biochemistry, biology of the cell/ microbiology) in the first year will I still need those or can I just sell them on?

It depends on your university. There's not much else I can say really!

At my university, placement places were allocated on demand, grades achieved in year 1 and how well you perform at the interview of your chosen hospitals for placement.

Would anybody be able to post a list of books you would recommend for the 1st year (biomedical science ) please. My uni has only suggested one pre-read. My parents have decided that this is how they will help by buying all books that are needed for year one looool. so please can any one let me know before they decline this once in a life time opportunity .

Practical skills in biomolecular sciences [you'll need this book throughout the duration of your course]

Hello one and all

In light of my AS grades (see spoiler at the bottom) i have abandoned my hopes of medicine entry in 2012...i don't understand why i flopped cos i thought i did well anyway..but life moves on.

Can anyone give an advice or nudge me to a thread on....

a) how a BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE personal statement should be done, ie., things to focus on.

I highly recommend you wait until your course starts... this because your module leaders will mention the necessary books in the module guides they provide.

In my first year I used the following books: Chemistry for the bioscience (Crowe, Bradshaw & monk), Practical skills in biomolecular sciences [you'll need this book throughout the duration of your course] (Reed, Holmes, Weyers & Jones) A good physiology book will be great, ones like Vander's Human physiology, or Guyton & Hall Textbook of medical physiology, I Genetics A Mendelian approach. & Lehninger Principles of biochemistry.

Also, modules are sometimes organised differently from uni to uni, so some of the books I mentioned you might not need until your second year. Good luck.

http://hlsweb.dmu.ac.uk/ahs/elearning/RITA for folk who're worried about lab things.

So how many Biomed students look to do medicine after they graduate? Like someone said, they did a Biomed degree at UCL and are now doing a job as a receptionist! I mean WTH!!!