Alastriss Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 I was wondering if anyone here had any info on the MBT program at calgary that I can PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
human instinct Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Hey...all I know is that it is a good program and I have been planning on applying there as well... My question is: Does anyone know how stringent their academic requirements are. I have not taken immunology, microbiology which them seem to need but I do have physiology, pharmacology Apart from that, is the Uof Calgary Bio311L (Genetics) equivalent to second yr genetics course at UofT? (since they say that 4th yr course= 500 level at UofC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foos Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Biol311 is a second year course at UofC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastriss Posted April 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 human instinct arent you in 3rd year? or 4th year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
human instinct Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 human instinct arent you in 3rd year? or 4th year? yeah, I will be going into 4th yr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephets Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Alastriss, if you email them they probably have a list of current students who are willing to be contacted to discuss the program. I know they had that when I was a grad student. mbtgrad@ucalgary.ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiranai Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 I am currently finishing up the class requirements for the MBT program. Send a PM my way if you're interested in knowing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shiranai Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 If anybody else is interested, I would be glad to answer questions about the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewB Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 I'd like to know what kind of job prospects people have graduating the MBT program (besides applying to medicine). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiranai Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 Well--it is very difficult to say because employers tend to hire on the basis of past experience. What any program gives you very little of is that actual hands-on experience. With the practicum, such experience is achieved to some degree, and I guess if you are skillful (and lucky enough), you would be able to convert your practicum into a full-time job. Otherwise, you are probably stuck with the same set of skills as before. But just like I would not hire somebody who has only taken patents and intellectual property in school, the same will happen in the real world. So in terms of job prospects, a lot of it depends on previous experience, but one area where you can set yourself apart from others is the contacts and networking that you perform throughout the duration of the program. A lot of people probably have not advanced to any appreciable degree through the MBT at least jobwise, and like any generalist degree, it has its pitfalls as in employers look at it and wonder to themselves what is that (if they are outside of Calgary). In many ways, after you graduate, it feels like you are probably back to square one (plus some practicum experience and a bit more random knowledge but I am sure that we had enough of that in the first four years of our university schooling). Some individuals have gone on to do a series of industry internships to seriously pursue such a path, but I doubt that anybody on the forums has the interest and time to spend two years of their life doing that (ie. westlink or AHFMR forefront). By the way, if we want to get picky, medicine is not a job but rather a career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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