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RMIT University

Laboratory medicine applies scientific investigations to diagnose, treat and better understand disease processes. Its estimated that up to 70% of clinical decisions doctors make are based on information provided by medical scientists. As a graduate of the laboratory medicine program, Student will be qualified as a medical scientist and play a vital role in the healthcare system. In this course student will use diagnostic and scientific procedures on samples like blood, urine, tissues and swabs to investigate, identify and treat diseases. This is a 4-year degree with a professional practice (40 weeks) providing with work-ready skills and experience in diagnostic pathology. RMIT is the only Victorian university that offers all of the following areas of study: hematology, transfusion and transplantation science, cytopathology, histopathology, medical microbiology, clinical biochemistry. Student will have flexibility in choosing major course disciplines. In final year, Student will have the opportunity to study a discipline-focused laboratory medicine project to hone research skills.
Chemistry and 1 of Mathematics or Physics.This program includes a professional practice work placement and hence a Working with Children Check and National Police Records Check are required prior to commencing the program. Students are also expected to f
In this course major studies include diagnosing and applying of scientific procedures on samples like blood, urine, tissues and swabs to investigate, identify and treat diseases.
Student must have successfully completed an Australian Year 12 or an equivalent senior secondary school qualification with a minimum average of 65%. For information on international qualifications and corresponding entry requirements that are equivalent to an Australian Year 12, see the Entry requirements by country web page.Equivalent qualifications may also include completion of the RMIT Foundation Studies program or a recognised post secondary diploma in the relevant discipline with the required grades.
RMITs laboratory medicine is the only degree in Victoria that is professionally accredited by the Australian Institute of Medical Scientists (AIMS) and the only Australian degree accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) in the UK.This recognition grants RMIT graduates automatic membership of AIMS and assists with employment potential as medical scientists. As a graduate student will be eligible for membership of the New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science and the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science.
Medical scientists are in high demand. Graduates have excellent employment opportunities in Australia and overseas. In 2010, there were 24,400 medical scientists in Australia, and in the last 5 years the industry has grown by 41.1% (Source: ABS LFS, DEEWR trend data to May 2010). Major employers are diagnostic laboratories in teaching hospitals including Monash Medical Centre, St Vincents, Royal Melbourne, Royal Childrens, the Alfred and Austin hospitals. Graduates are also employed in private pathology laboratories and in regional laboratories throughout Victoria. They can be employed as technical sales representatives, or in research laboratories, forensic laboratories, academic organization’s and scientific organization’s like CSIRO and CSL.RMIT graduates are highly regarded internationally, especially in the UK where there are staffing shortages.
4 years full-time or 7 years part-time, International student visa holders can only study full-time.