Why I Want To Pursue A Biomedical Science

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Science has provided me a more better understanding of the mysteries of the world, not only has it broadened my understanding of the world around me, but it potentially allows me to influence and develop accepted scientific knowledge and provide skills needed to approach most matters in a reasoned and analytical manner. Over the last decade substantial strides has been made in medical research, and disease. Civilization itself solely relies upon such advances, thus the urge to contribute has long since ignited my interest in a biomedical science course. Alongside the need to apply biology based science to medical use, the opportunity to evaluate the efficiency of treatment, and research into the causes and remedies of disease has provided further motivation to steer me towards a well regarded and compelling specialty known as pathology. …show more content…

My desire to work in the healthcare sector began during my volunteer placement at my local hospital. It had provided me a great understanding as to how the NHS works, and led me to acquire skills such as communicating. Throughout the year that I had worked I was placed in a variety of Departments, such as Cardiology, Rheumatology, and nephrology, coming across all sorts’ disease and syndromes people had. Although it lacked the biomedical aspects I desired, it reinforced my desire to aim to have a future in biomedical science by increasing my vigilance of how medicine greatly affects powerless patients. Once I came across the Haemology department, I was introduced to many fascinating clinical concepts such as Haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Observing laboratory work was an idyllic occasion to gain a profound inspection of diagnosis and blood abnormalities such as

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