My Motivation to Join Biomedical Science Program

Growing up, I always had the desire of becoming a doctor. But, during my undergraduate application in 2010 to Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), I got introduces to the Medical Laboratory profession. I found out that it’s not a very well – known profession with so much potential. So, I aimed to excel in it!

My previous colleges at JUST considered Medical Laboratory to be a program that is uninteresting and they only chose it to have a paying job. I used to be told that the only thing I’ll do in the future was to acquire body samples and run it through a machine. I always seek to prove that my profession is worth – while. I did that trying to convince my profession peers of its importance or by excelling in my career. As you might notice from my grades, I wanted to change that view. I wanted to get high marks, understand every aspect, and look into the many ways it can change the Medical Science in my country. While Training at King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), I noticed how laboratory technicians are not given credit for what they do. I and so many others, used to provide doctors with results that helped them reach their diagnosis!

I chose Biomedical Science for many reasons. First, no other university in my country offers such a program, especially one that has all the courses I aim to gain, such as, stem cell biology, Neuroscience, drug discovery and Cancer biology. Secondly, it offers me the possibility of proving that medical laboratory is growing and it would be a privilege that I would be the one transferring it to Jordan. Lastly, it gives me the advantage of becoming the first medical researcher in Jordan that studied Medical Laboratory and Biomedical Science. I want to use that advantage by inspiring other laboratory technicians to aim higher in life and use it to join other professionals to help eliminate diseases.

The Biomedical Science program will give me the opportunity to investigate lifestyle diseases, find new effective ways to detect illnesses and work toward discovering and development of new medications. And while it would be a privilege to study this program in any UK university, I chose the three universities listed because they have the courses that I want to gain and help my country with, and, they provide such an amazing welcome to international students with world-class teaching.