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What Is a Medicine Degree?

Saving someone’s life is perhaps one of the most remarkable feelings in the world. Even so, not so many of us have the chance to experience this. It takes passion, a strong personality and years of study to be able to work in the medical field.

Pursuing a Medical degree is not only challenging and demanding but also competitive. Medical degrees are shaped for people who show high motivation and commitment as well as interest for sciences. 

Throughout a Medicine degree, candidates are equipped with a wide range of competences, from practical abilities required for specialized hands-on tasks to communication skills needed to interact with the patients. Thus, any medical students will be able to take a simple blood sample as well as perform a complex surgical procedure.

Benefits of a Medical Degree

Undoubtedly, medicine is one of the most vital fields of work – therefore there will always be a high demand of workforce needed. The employment rate for a medical graduate student is of 90%.

Due to its diverse branches, graduates from a Medical course have a variety of career choices, according to their expertise. Nursing, radiology, anaesthetics are just some of the many specialities offered in this field. Regardless of the speciality, the most important aspect needed to be taken into consideration is that medical professionals are well-respected and well-paid all over the world. 

Additionally, graduates possess a series of transferable skills, such as logical reasoning, critical appraisal, listening, written and oral communication and many others. These assets are sought and highly valuable in most fields of work.

Medical Degree Structure

Medical courses are usually a six-year commitment, but it can vary according to the university. Most of the modern universities integrate clinical education with basic sciences from the beginning of the academic curriculum, while traditional institutions divide them into preclinical and clinical education. 

Most schools understand the importance of practical knowledge, especially in this field, therefore they encourage the students to observe professional healthcare practitioners. Another way to gain practical experience is to go to different clinics and receive specialised training, followed by actual practical work. 

No matter the practices of the university, always keep in mind that medical courses are structured differently in every country. Therefore, medical qualifications gained in one country are not necessarily recognised in another country. 

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    BHSc

    The BHSc program has definitely improved since its inception. Unfortunately, as it is still new, there are still many hiccups (e.g., new courses with unclear expectations). There is little guidance about potential opportunities. This program is not ideal for medical school applicants for the following reasons:
    (1) It is time consuming and you may not have time for extracurriculars/volunteering
    (2) It is difficult to form relationships with busy professors and you will mainly be dealing with TAs.
    (3) Prerequisite courses are not built into the program and you will have to use up electives to fulfill them)
    (4) Queen’s BHSc is completely separate from its medical school (i.e., compared with McMaster BHSc, where a lot of its students are accepted into its own medical school).
    Future applicants – beware of this and choose wisely.

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    Programme: Health Science
    Degree: Bachelor's
    Graduation: 2023
    Delivery Type: Blended
    Campus: Ontario
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    Close-Knit

    Queen’s university is a very close knit school that offers a series of different programmings which enable individuals to interact with their peers. Their student wellness services is also very responsive and adaptive towards students with disabilities; they offer a series of different test-taking and/or assignment writing accommodations, depending on one’s needs. Many of the courses at Queen’s rely on building teamwork strategies, which is very applicable to the real-world. Working with like-minded individuals helps encourage individuals to expand their thinking.

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    Programme: Health Science
    Degree: Bachelor's
    Graduation: 2023
    Delivery Type: Blended
    Campus: Ontario
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    Very Organized and Intuitive Learning Environment

    I found that the programs at Queen’s University, specifically the BHSc program were very organized and intuitive. The learning environment, onQ was easy to use and all the courses were organized within onQ in a piecemeal and digestible manner, with weekly incremental modules. The program wasn’t centred around rote memorization, but rather focused on collaboration with fellow students, group problem solving, and case-based study. The level of scholarship and integrity amongst the students was notable. The professors were also very helpful, with most of them responding to any queries within hours with detail and care. The professors were very understanding of my circumstances as a student with disabilities and were very accommodating. All my assignments received great feedback so I knew exactly where I went wrong and how I could improve.

    The school offers amazing career prospects with many of my friends going on and entering medicine and other high-level careers. There are students from around the world and the environment is accommodative for international students as well. The campus is beautiful and there are many activities around the campus to keep students busy and happy!

    Overall, the school is great and I would recommend it to anyone from around the world. The school could improve though by introducing more hands-on and in-person sessions for students who study in the online program. For example, they could introduce a week where we could go to the campus and work on labs or cadavers. Other than that, I have no complaints!

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    Programme: Health Science
    Degree: Bachelor's
    Graduation: 2022
    Delivery Type: Online
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