Biomedical Sciences at Aberdeen

[crumpet]

i sent a email 2 damien and here is his reply (anymore help would be much appreciated)

hey sorry to bother u but can i ask a big favour? well ur not there 2 say no so ill ask anyway! could you please get some info for me about biomedical sciences at aberdeen? u said 20ppl from biomed are now 1st year medics? did all the 20 do the full course or did they transfer during the course? i no this may be really hard but could you try to get a general overview of what their highers were or what aberdeen would require (you to have if you wanted to transfer or what finals results you would need)? thank you thank you thank you.
it would be really great if you could get some of that info for me thanx so much damien
loadsa love
kdXXX
ps ive looked at the site but it doesnt show what the job prospect would be (after biomedical sciences)
ANY MORE HELP ??? ANYONE??? thanks sooooo much :)

Hi Kirsty,

Yeah I will get right on it for you.

At the moment I have met four post-graduates who are now in the course but there are many others. They all studied (to completion):

Biomedical Science (Aberdeen) - 2
Physiology (Aberdeen) - 1
Medical Biochemistry (Kings) - 1

The trend so far clearly shows a preference for Aberdeen post-graduates. Also, Biomed in Aberdeen is supposedly the best in the world (hence AABB entrance reqs.)

I will lokk into it further for you.

Best Wishes,

Damien -

PS - You should post these questions on the notice boards so that everyone can see what you are asking me - there may be some others interested.

[elliottsimpson]

Noticed that this thread has been dormant for a week, so thought it needed reviced.

When I joined the NHS (35 years ago next August) there was a massive expansion of demand for hospital laboratory testing and the technology wasn't keeping up. So there were loads of biochemists appointed at that time - I think 3 of the group who were interviewed the same day as I was got jobs in Dundee Royal Infirmary - where I started.

Last year there were only 3 trainees appointed for the whole of Scotland.

It is calculated that over the coming 10 years, about 45 Principal and Consultant Clinical Scientists will be retiring. So, with such a small intake in recent years, anyone in a junior biochemist post should have a very good chance of promotion.

Assuming that the existing biochemists (including me) are thought to be worth replacing, there should be a significant up-turn in the numbers being recruited into the service in the next 10 years, too.

However, as with the rest of life, nothing is guarenteed.

Elliott