Hello!
Haven't logged on for a while, so I thought I'd better check-in!
I'm a bit miffed actually - I was planning on going back to the Midlands to see my family and ol' college chums tomorrow, but now I can't. I've just been told that I've got a viva (possibly) next week, so I've got to prepare for that now instead >:(
It will be worth doing though...is anyone here a member of the Institue of Biomedical Sciences (IBMS)? Because that's what my viva is for...to see whether I'm worthy! You have to fill in a portfolio while you are training you see, and then the IBMS check it; luckily I did all my training while I was doing my degree so I didn't have to do it afterwards, and I can get straight on with the PhD.
I still grin though when people ask what degree I did and I say 'biomedical sciences' because sometimes people look at me as though I'm speaking a foreign language! But once I explain that biomedical scientists are the guys who test the blood/urine etc. samples that you give to your doctor, people understand! :>> I reckon it's just one of those magical things that happen - sometimes you just don't appreciate that there are so many people doing so many other jobs that make our own lives better, but we don't think about it. Biomedical scientists are a perfect example - we just give out 'sample' to the doc and it disappears! A week later we get some results...and thats it! It's not the most glamourous job in the world, nor is it well paid (something which is apparently being reviewed), but it is essentital nonetheless - it's surprising how often patients are diagnosed with a condition from a blood test or a cerebral-spinal fluid sample. And where I worked, tests were even sent in for people to diagnose stuff like heart attacks!
I'm ranting...but I just wanted to, erm, 'spread the word' of biomedical sciences! :lalala:

Cheryl
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