This discussion is now closed.

Check out other Related discussions

Is Medicine a STEM degree?

I don't think it is; it involves a fair amount of science and theory, but a lot of medicine is an art, especially with regards to clinical skills and communication skills.

(edited 9 years ago)

Reply 1

Amir al-Mumineen

3

It is a good degree

Therefore it is a STEM degree

:yes:

Posted from TSR Mobile

Reply 2

Etomidate

15

Nope, technically it's a vocational degree (like btecs).

******s doing medicine will struggle to get a job in the saturated market because it's not a STEM degree. There are so many medicine graduates.

Mathematics CEO £10k/day master race checking in.

Reply 3

Brachioradialis

18

Original post by Etomidate

Nope, technically it's a vocational degree (like btecs).

Retards doing medicine will struggle to get a job in the saturated market because it's not a STEM degree. There are so many medicine graduates.

Mathematics CEO £10k/day master race checking in.

Strictly speaking it's usually both. Medical sciences degree is normally awarded after 3 years, and then MB ChB after another 2.

Reply 4

nexttime

22

There aren't even any junior doctor jobs at the moment - last year's graduates took them all!

Reply 5

navarre

OP

20

Original post by Etomidate

Nope, technically it's a vocational degree (like btecs).

Retards doing medicine will struggle to get a job in the saturated market because it's not a STEM degree. There are so many medicine graduates.

Mathematics CEO £10k/day master race checking in.

I know- it's a worry exactly what I'm gonna do at the end of my medicine degree, because, let's face it, it's just not to the same standards as a STEM degree. If you're relegated to studying medicine, you may as well sign onto jobseeker's early- it's not like your knowledge of the related life and human sciences will ever enrich society. :frown:

Why oh why didn't I take a Stem degree when I had the chance? I did well in chemistry A level!

(edited 9 years ago)

The STEMM acronym has been doing the rounds for a while (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/equalityanddiversity/act/protected/gender/swancharter/).

Reply 7

Democracy

20

Not in my opinion. And I'm glad, because it means it hopefully won't be associated with snobbery and comments like this:

Original post by Amir al-Mumineen

It is a good degree

Therefore it is a STEM degree

:yes:

Posted from TSR Mobile

I don't consider myself to be a "science" student by any means.

(edited 9 years ago)

Reply 8

Amir al-Mumineen

3

Original post by Democracy

Not in my opinion. And I'm glad, because it means it hopefully won't be associated with snobbery and comments like this:

Lol bro

I've seen your posts here and there and you are defo the epitome of snobbery

:yes:

Posted from TSR Mobile

Reply 9

Democracy

20

Original post by Amir al-Mumineen

Lol bro

I've seen your posts here and there and you are defo the epitome of snobbery

:yes:

Posted from TSR Mobile

Join Date 24-03-2015

Posts Per Day 20.02

k, sounds legit

(edited 9 years ago)

Reply 10

Chief Wiggum

20

It doesn't matter. You could consider it one, I guess. It seems to be classed as a STEM subject here: http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/uploads/STEM-briefing.pdf

Only idiots on TSR think doing a STEM subject makes them better...

Reply 11

nexttime

22

Original post by Democracy

I don't consider myself to be a "science" student by any means.

Then we went to very different med schools, though I suspect level of integration is the difference rather than content.

Reply 12

aoxa

11

I'd say it is, because medicine has it's roots in science.

Reply 13

username1533709

5

Original post by nexttime

There aren't even any junior doctor jobs at the moment - last year's graduates took them all!

Posted from TSR Mobile

What do you mean? I thought there is plenty of jobs for doctors?

Reply 14

Democracy

20

Original post by nexttime

Then we went to very different med schools, though I suspect level of integration is the difference rather than content.

That goes without saying :wink:

Did you consider yourself to be a science student over a medical student?

I think there's a reason why the degree we're working towards (or in your case, have already achieved) is entitled MB ChB/MB BS/BM BCh etc as opposed to BSc. Medicine is way more than just science.

Having done a 3 year BSc before, I don't view my current experiences as being very similar at all. But that's just my personal experience.

Reply 15

Brachioradialis

18

Original post by Kadak

Posted from TSR Mobile

What do you mean? I thought there is plenty of jobs for doctors?

Oh boy.

There's just about enough jobs to cover all Foundation places. Last year we were a few short. That excludes any preference to your rotations (if you did poorly in your cohort, you have little say in where you end up; you're just guaranteed 'a place' in FP)