Where to study Biomedical Sciences?

Hi,
I'm interested in applying for medicine but I want to have biomedical sciences as my backup. Biomedical Sciences will be a perfect backup for me because whether or not I get into medicine, I still want to be doing research. If I become a doctor, I hope to be also doing lab work as well as the normal clinical/patient side of things but if I don't get accepted into medicine, then I am fine with biomedical science.

My question is, where should I do biomed? What should I be looking for when research universities? What accreditation do I look for? I'm quite confused about the accreditation of the course because it's not something to look for when looking for medical schools so please if anyone can advise me regarding biomed, I will appreciate it a lot. If it helps, I am interested in cancer research so I would love to be doing lab work in oncology.

Thanks!

Reply 1

LancashireRep3

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Hey there! Whilst looking at degrees, if you are looking at potentially working in that field accreditation is something that can be quite important, especially if you are looking at doing research in the future.

I would also ask at open days if they have any links with particular hospitals that may be doing research into the field you are looking at as this might be helpful for the future!

I hope this helps!

Rebecca, University of Central Lancashire Ambassador

Reply 2

An0nym0us12

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by UCLan_Rebecca

Hey there! Whilst looking at degrees, if you are looking at potentially working in that field accreditation is something that can be quite important, especially if you are looking at doing research in the future.
I would also ask at open days if they have any links with particular hospitals that may be doing research into the field you are looking at as this might be helpful for the future!
I hope this helps!
Rebecca, University of Central Lancashire Ambassador

Thank you for your response!

Reply 3

LJMUStudentReps

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Hey there!

LJMU offers a BSc Biomedical Sciences, which is accredited by IBMS (Institute of Biomedical Science). We also offer a BSc Applied Biomedical Sciences, which gives you regular NHS lab practice throughout your degree.

The accreditation means that you can also join the Institute as an eStudent and have access to their resources! As well, the accreditation by the IBMS means that your degree will allow you to reach the academic level required to register with the HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council), helping you to become a practising Biomedical Scientist.

I would greatly recommend looking into this, especially as a safety/back up option, as our entry requirements are BBC-ABB (112-128 UCAS points). I'll pop the link to the course profile below so you can take a look at the modules etc:

BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science | Undergraduate course | Liverpool John Moores University

If you have any questions or concerns about the course, or just wanted to talk your options through with somebody, I would suggest you contact our course enquiries team ([email protected]) :smile: