Biomedical Sciences is NOT an alternative to Medicine: what I wish I knew + advice 

Girl u saved me literally just put down biomedical science on ucas as a route to do medicine bout to go take it right off. Your giving me more facts and info then my own teachers!!

After watching your video I literally started crying because I got scared, but at the same time I think that PERSEVERANCE is key if you wanna do what you love and obviously be competitive, even if that is by getting rejected at some point. Thank you so much for those words because it is a REALISTIC point of view and telling us (students that have applied for BioMed to get into a medical school after) that it will be hard, but not impossible. 💚💚💚

I'm about to finish my first year of Biomedicine, and this couldn't have come at a better time! Changing my course right away. Well said... We need more honest people like you... Biomed is really NOT like medicine at alllll

This was so informative! There was so much I didn't realise like doing an accredited course etc, so helpful Kpando ❤❤

Precisely what I've been through as a biomedical science student in Ghana. I count myself lucky to be in medical school now. Will gladly recommend this content to all.

Finally someone honest who tells the truth!

hi do you think that if i'm interested in med research, taking medsci & then finding out what i'm super interested in , e.g immunology, pathology microbiology etcetc, and then taking further studies in that area i am interested after my bachelors would be a good idea??

Loved the video, very informative and helpful! Quick question though, is it a good idea to do biology (undergraduate) and then go into medicine?

this is very important thanks for sharing

Thank you for this knowledge shared. It has really opened my perspective about biomedical science.

Medical Physiology and therapeutics at university of Nottingham, such a great undergrad to prep you for medicine and PA x

Hi, I know this video was posted 2 years ago, but for students wanting to take biomed to go on and do medicine, would you advice taking a bachelors or a masters degree in biomed?

I'm a Biomedical Science graduate, and it infuriates me the number of prospective medical students taking up placement opportunities from those who actually wanted to be registered scientists. If you know you're going to study medicine just do the 3 year degree and learn the scientific content. You won't learn clinical content on a BMS degree but you will have a good scientific foundation. I'm just going through the HCPC registration process (a year after graduating) but I had to take a job as a band 2 and prove myself.

great video. this might be a sensitive topic, but how about the fees? how were you able to afford everything?

Hi I loved your video! I need some advice please. I am equivalent to an a level student but in Ireland. I wanted to go for medicine but did not do very well in the HPAT (UCAT). In round one of offers I was offered Genetics and Molecular Biology in a college that wasn’t my first choice. Tomorrow are around two offers and I’m hoping I’m offered Biomed. Do you recommend I stick with the first offer or go into biomed for the first year. I plan on resitting my HPAT again in Feb to go into first year Med next year.

Thank you so so much for the video! I think the video is very informative, realistic and inspiring. After watching this video I immediately subscribe! Pls pls continue making more videos

I like how you mentioned that you can find other science related fields/majors apart from biomedical science. However, I was just wondering...Would you happen to know if its a fact or not that Biomedical Engineering graduates have a slight advantage over Biomedical Science grads when it comes to applying for med school?

Hi sis! I'm about to study cancer biology and immunology because I got rejected from med. I always wanted to become an oncologist. So I thought it would be interesting to study cancer biology and immunology. Can u give me some suggestion? Please help me to get through this confusion 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

was your Biomedical sciences degree accredited or unaccredited and did that matter when you were applying for medicine?

Hi thank you for the informative video and Chanel. Do you know how widely accepted access to medicine is to get onto a medicine degree in the U.K. ?

What are some degrees you can take in college to branch off into the medical school?

Hey, I was thinking of doing biomed for a year and transferring. Is it more competitive to apply after a year of Biomed than to take a gap year?

I want to know what exactly does a biomedical technology students have to do in job field ??

hello! may i ask if biomedical science the same as medical science? because i've been searching but i'm still as confused as ever!! it would mean so much if someone answered, thank you

I was thinking of doing biomed and then medicine as for personal reasons I thought this would be easier but apparently not lmao. Instead I might just apply for biomed, and then if I get medicine standard grades, do a gap year after yr 13 and apply for medicine the next year? instead of biomed? Would you recommend this as I kinda need advice :) also i hope this makes sense??

I am the 1st year student of bsc international wildlife biology at university of southwales....so can I do a medicine after my graduation

Honestly as someone who is planning to go into Bio-med from BTEC Applied science and then into medicine, it seems very daunting but this video was really motivational :). I also would like to know what "clearing" is.

Would you actually recommend going medicine if lets say I got a very low ranked uni overseas like Tasmania or go to a top sch for Biomed ? I also applied to Queen Mary Biomedical sciences :)

do you mind sharing what unis you looked at fo studying med abroad x

Thanks for the tips! Any advice on other undergraduates I could do instead of biomed? Because now I'm stuck :/

how do you find work experience whilst studying undergraduate? x

Is biomedical laboratory science a good choice? How is the job opportunities

@KPANDO do you mind explaining the whole "clearing" process. I'm so lost

I venture to say that Biomedical Science is a good choice on it's own because we need analysis of human samples. Like Nursing it can become a path that can lead to Medecine. With Biomedecine we could not detect the Covid19 situation. God save us all today in 2021,

I'm going to do a biomedical degree, can you tell me is it good or bad ?

Please tell me can we do a degree in nursing instead of biomedical science degree??is it good or bad??pleeesee reply

Is this the same for biomedicine course?

What If i ain’t wanna pursue medicine after … if i wanna do something medical field apart from medicine.. should i still go for biomedical science.. then which allied health science field should i pursue

If you do biomedical sciences without an accredited degree can you still move on to do medicine?

How can I find out if the institution is accredited to ISBS.

Thank you very much for this girl

Do you mind me asking what med school you got accepted for in Europe, really thinking about studying medicine abroad rn

Can we do MD after doing bs in biomedical science?

hi, what would be your advice for student who had a long break from studies and starting biomedical science?

THANK YOUUUUU💙💙💙 Saved me

OH NO I WATCHED THIS TOO LATE😭 I’ve alr applied for biomedical science at Manchester university. I want to ask if I have to finish the entire course before transferring to medicine, or can I try to transfer in my first or second year? Thankss

when you went through clearing, what did they ask for? eg uni grade, alevels, gcse, ucat/gamsat??

what about nursing then to med?

I really want to choose biomed in uni however I’m just afraid I won’t find a job afterwards, and I don’t want to do other courses afterwards. What are you planning on doing afterwards?

When you say accredited, this is specifically for the profession of a medical laboratory scientist, ie to practice in the sector. There are other degrees that are accredited by e.g. the Royal Society of Biology that are absolutely fine but not intended for those wanting to be a practitioner in a medical laboratory. They are more suitable for the academics looking to do e.g. biomedical research (which is not an outcome for which the IBMS accreditation is intended). So it is a complicated bag and can be hard to navigate. As you say, there are a limited number of biomedical laboratory scientist posts available each year and it is hard to get placements. As a provider of degrees accredited by RSB (but not IBMS) we see a significant number go on to do medicine as graduates. The skills and entry requirements for medicine (personal attributes rather than grades) are very different to an academic or practical science degree and graduate routes into medicine can come from almost any route.

Hey where do we find the list of acredited uni’s?

Can u recommend me some websites to grab all about biomedical sciences

Omg, I remember watching this two years ago. I did a career quiz and my top choice was biomedical sciences. I ended up applying for medicine anyway this year lol

Very good & very informative 👍👍👍

Do you quite feel your biomedical degree could possibly assist you in anyway as a doctor?

Do you think it’s better to take a gap year and reapply x?

Plse what are the job opportunities as a biomedical scientist

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

I wanna become a med scientist and I genuinely don’t know which way is the one to go. I’m lost, I wanted med at first but then I realised my love to scientific knowledge and investigation. Now pls can u tell me what to do I need advices

How many years does it take in total to finish medicine and biomedicine?

i have recently completed my a level on 3 science subject without math... which bachelor degree will be best for me (planning to go in Australia) .. plz reply 🙏🙏

I’m thinking of taking biomedical science

What's the duration of medicines after Biomedical graduate???

Was the clearing for the 5 year undergrad course?

What is she saying at 2:21?

please help me pick one which is better between studying medicine and surgery in nigeria OR medical sciences in the UK

I am Aware of passion but I need to know which is better between biomedical science vs pharmacy

Can you use Biomedical sciences as a bridging course into Biomedical Engineering?

If we study abroad how is that funded? Do we have to fund by ourselves

Can you get into dermatology after doing biomed?

What is the easiest Medical Degree to pass?

if u were me , would u picked science biomedical or physiotherapy ?

What is clearing?

Sistah! Is Biomedical sciences and Biomedical engineering the same thing??

Wished I had this video 3 years ago. 😢

Is biomedical science degree good because I’ve failed 1st yr of pharmacy and I don’t want to redo it now 😂 ?

Do u recommend doing biomed for life and not following the medicine path?

How much work experience did u have to do before applying for medicine?

U looks so beautiful😍😍 remembering of barbie from barbie big dream big city movie😍😍😍😍😍

Wanna add a few things: If you are interested in doing research in healthcare in general (clinical metanalysis, interventions papers etc.) NOT DOING MEDICINE is the biggest limiter. You basically will not have access to patients, databases, if they put in these papers usually will not be as main atuhros etc. + with specialization you basically vomit papers after papers each year, and then when doing a phd you can exploit all your past network and accumulate even more papers. And this applies even if you go to biological research, a MD can go almost in any bio fields ( aka has way more opportunities) than bios! Cause Biologist or similar CANNOT reach thousands of PHD opportunities that are for MD. And if you don't like research you have way more opportunities in industries (clinical trials, pharmacology etc.) compared to a biologist or similar. Your image as MD is by default (to the public, and so to the money distributed) way more valued than a bio degree (cause they are seemed as more distant from people touch/ problems). + you can always consult + you are not limited to be a nutritionist like biologist have to if they find that labs sucks. And a nutritionist without MD can't even diagnose... Overall a MD is the perfect opportunity to go for both clinical and basic research, and is even better for administrative jobs or similar. is just on another level of play compared to all the rest. Always has been and it always remain. The only partial edge that biologists have is in eveolutionary biology or if they are molecular biologist in NON CLINICAL (but every research tends to be cause money). So basically pure lab and 0 patients. But the edge is still way low in income and the rest. I suggest people here in US to consider looking at MD programs in europe cause they are way more cheap compared to your usual tuition fees. AH! if you can do a MD/PHD ofc try to do that! you are gonna have no life anyway with the regular MD, better to have also a PHD (aka, be payed) with it.

Can you study Medical Human Physiology and get into medicine 👍🏽thank for the clarity , really informative 😊

Why is the biomed route hard to get into medicine?

New subbie ❤❤

Hey, which uni do you study medicine in?

Pick a degree that interests you to be honest.

Yesss! I regret it- probably the most useless degree out there

You wanna do maxfax, jeeez the determination!

Me who’s going into architecture field: interesting 🤔 😂😂😂