• Question: How long are you getting trained

    Asked by dean487rat to Emily, Adelaide on 5 Jun 2023. This question was also asked by face487rat, Kimora.
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      Adelaide Young answered on 5 Jun 2023:

      I did an undergraduate degree which was four years (but I got to do two placements during that time so I wasn’t at uni full time) and then my PhD took just under four years. So it took me 8 years to be fully trained. However, I should add that PhD students are considered early career researchers so although they might not have finished their training they are considered as active researchers and specialised in the field that they have chosen.

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    Tammy commented on :

    I trained a a biomedical scientist which took 3 years as my bachelor degree is in marine biology so I had to do another degree to ‘convert’ to human biology. All in all I qualified when I was 26 years old.

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    Kamilla commented on :

    I start university at 19 and studied my undergraduate degree in biomedical science for 4 years which included a placement year. I then did my PhD which took 4 years, so it also took me 8 years to become fully trained. I completed my PhD by the age of 28. If your PhD is funded, you get paid to complete it so you it isn’t 8 year in total that are unpaid.