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Human Health and disease for GEM

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  • 19-11-2015 5:44pm
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    Theboybang
    Registered Users Posts: 97 ✭✭


    Hi all, I'm repeating the hpat this year and hopefully will get enough points to study Med in trinity this time around. If not I need to have another option. I was debating doing a general science degree and then doing GEM but today I came across the human health and disease course at TCD. I like the sound of it as it seems very similar to med itself. Only problem I might have is that it seems a little broad and a friend of mine's niece has just started GE in UCD with a degree in neuroscience from TCD which is the area I ultimately hope to specialise in. I also think I'd be interested in genetics/pharma research as I find that very interesting!

    I'm not sure yet if I really want to do GEM as I think it would be too expensive for me at the moment and I wouldn't say no to career in research.

    Any ideas? Thanks!


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    supraspinaswim
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭supraspinaswim


    I did HHD and finished up in 2014 and am now doing GEM in UL. If you're really up for doing medicine and the hpat doesnt work out, take HHD and run with it.

    Its a fantastic degree to have, it combines medicine, from the basic cellular stuff right up to the clinical with research. I didnt think it would much help initially when i started but in all honesty, Im sorted for gems. In relation to GEMS its not the easiest route as you have to the GAMSAT involving english-comprehension section, essays and then the science section. Either way having the HHD degree I found, not to say another science degrees arent good, but this covers, everything in medicine, either just superficially or in depth.

    For the research stuff its also equally good in covering, particularly assessing research, the structure of papers, writing proposals and doing systematic reviews. from the lab perspective we didnt do a lot compared to other science degrees, but you can go on and get lab internships yourself if thats what you find works.

    Most people that did start the degree with me had the thoughts of medicine and changed their minds during the degree. It does give you a good taste of medicine before jumping in, a good way to avoid taking out 15k every year if you find its not for you.

    Anymore qs ? just ask.


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