Career Possibilities

Other careers: (Note that some of the following positions may require further education or qualifications, depending on the hiring institution and the jurisdiction in which the position is found).

Research and Lab Positions: A variety of laboratory and technical positions are available in academia (e.g., universities and colleges), industry (e.g. biotechnology, private research firms, biomedical supply, breweries, food quality and pharmaceutical companies), government (e.g. agricultural and food agencies and police forensic laboratories), and the healthcare system (e.g. medical labs, hospitals).

Communications: Studies in BMSC may lead to a career in technical writing for textbooks and/or technical reports for government and industry.

Business: BMSC graduates may obtain sales, consulting, or management positions in science-related private sector companies such as pharmaceutical and biomedical supply firms.

Regulatory/Law: Many BSMC graduates are employed by regulatory bodies such as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration to develop government policies and procedures and patent law.

Teaching: BMSC graduates are involved in teaching at high schools, universities and technical colleges.

Professional programs

Biomedical Science provides an excellent foundation for each of these professional programs at USask.

• Dentistry
• Nursing
• Physical Therapy
• Vet Med
• Pharmacy and Nutrition
• Medicine

Graduate studies

B.Sc. (BMSC) program graduates are well qualified to progress into more advanced biomedical research training in the M.Sc. and Ph.D. levels at various academic institutions worldwide.