Have you thought about pursuing a degree in biomedical science?
In this video we're going to talk to a couple of our Southern Cross University
Bachelor of Biomedical Science graduates to help you get a good idea of where you
can go with your biomedical science degree.
As a brief overview, our biomedical science degree provides a
solid foundation in human health beginning with studies in anatomy
and physiology going on to pathology and histology pharmacology neuroscience
and chemistry and it gets even more interesting with
advanced studies in our state-of-the-art new laboratories where we learn
immunology microbiology molecular genetics and much
more. When you graduate you could find yourself working in a diverse range of
workplace settings including analytical labs,
in hospitals or even medical research facilities.
The degree opens up doors to a range of other scientific disciplines
and it also provides pathways into sitting the GAMSAT
which is the exam that allows entrants into
many of the postgraduate medical programs.
So let's hear from our graduates on how they plan to use
their degree.
I graduated from Southern Cross University with a degree in
biomedical science in 2018 and since then I've been working in the
laboratory where I did my placement here at
Lismore Base Hospital for NSW health pathology.
I've always had a fascination with the human body and
medicine and the medical profession in general.
The opportunities are great and especially to move into
research, it's a great platform to go into medicine
and again with the current situation I think those sorts of
employment opportunities are just going to grow.
I think we need scientists more than ever.
So this lab processes pathology samples from
patients as far south as Grafton up to the Tweed and west as well.
We do biochemistry, haematology, microbiology, histology and transfusion
and we also provide that service for animals.
Local veterinarians use our lab as well. The actual process of performing the
tests is very similar but the parameters are very different so
you know you might get a result and you think oh my goodness that's shocking but
then you realise it's for a dog and that level of haemoglobin's just perfect!
My name is Rylee and i'm a recent graduate of the Bachelor of Biomedical
Science at Southern Cross University and I'm now a technical
officer at the university, I'm a volunteer researcher and I am
enrolled in a Master of Medical Ultrasound.
A biomedical degree gives you skills that you need in
any laboratory job for example pipetting, aseptic technique
and the ability to work different equipment
and that really prepared me well for both my research
volunteer position and my technical officer position. I did the Preparing
for Success program where I built my mathematical, science
and essay writing skills and then I got into the biomedical
degree from there. I would like to practice as a
sonographer as that's a stable job and it would be really interesting
working with different clients and different
pathologies.
I'm currently aiming to study medicine
and I'm in the process of applying to Doctor of Medicine programs at different
universities. The skills that I've learnt in the labs
and the classes here have really prepared me for that experience
and I found some of the knowledge from our chemistry classes and physics
classes really useful in sitting the gamsat,
which is the admissions exam for medicine. Southern Cross science
facilities are amazing, we have probably one of the most
beautiful labs I've ever seen overlooking the ocean. This last year
Ive spent a lot of time in our pc2 laboratory
where we've gotten to do bacterial cultures, fungal cultures
immunology, haematology and all the type of things that would prepare us for work
in a lab.
I'm a technical officer here at the
biomedical science labs at Southern Cross University on the Gold
Coast campus. The best way to describe it is the furthest thing from monotonous I
suppose every day is incredibly different. I
might be one day plating up microbes in microbiology
to test on later or the next day I might be
making solutions for chemistry or the day after that
I'll be setting out cadavers for studies from anatomy
osteopathy podiatry.
So whether it's a biomedical scientist role in a pathology
or research lab or a number of other careers in the medical field
the opportunities to really make a difference with this
degree are nearly endless. At Southern Cross University
we make sure you develop transferable skills
in problem solving and critical analysis, interpretation of medical and scientific
data in safe laboratory practices in critical
and creative thinking and in time management
and all of those skills are going to be invaluable
as you move up the ladder in your career.