Talk:Biomedical scientist

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[edit] Merge with Biomedician

Shouldn't we merge this article with Biomedician? Just a proposal. Ancient Land of Bosoni

[edit] Content cleanup/rework

I just did a partial rework of the content, but I think it needs a lot more. In particular, it looks like the article was largely rewritten to be a particular take on a more generalized profession (from a UK only perspective). I've removed a good deal of very UK-specific language and also just some generally unencyclopedic content (e.g. deprecating biomedical analysts, highly specific day-to-day work activities that probably don't represent the profession as a whole). This could use a lot of attention from editors with more specific knowledge of the profession and from a more worldwide perspective...or even just more than the UK and a little US thrown in. Cquan ^{(after the beep...)} 04:53, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

'Biomedical scientist is the protected title used by professionals working within the pathology department of a hospital.[8]'

With regards to the reference, a pathologist would usually be the person involved as an expert witness but the departments of pathology in hospitals would normally cover areas such as cytology, histology and post mortems etc. Biochemistry, bacteriology and haematology are examples of the names given to separate departments within biomedical laboratories. --MGSwaine 13:29, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

UK terminology anyway. --MGSwaine 13:34, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure this article is about medical profession (ie. doctors) or hospital health technicians or even academic scientists. Don't you think this article should be transformed and put into more general "Health Professions" article? (with worldwide perspective, enumerating every level of job titles country by country)Lihmwiki (talk) 20:00, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Biomedical scientists are not doctors. Biomedical scientists are biological researchers and professionals whose work focuses on the background science of the medical field. Biomedicians are the electrophysicists who does the research, doctors are the electricians who fix your house's wiring.--ZayZayEM (talk) 01:14, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

But, in the introduction and education section of this article, physician-scientists are implied as a biomedical scientists. This article needs to be cleand-up.Lihmwiki (talk) 09:07, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Won't disagree that it needs mega-work. But from my reading the lead directly contrasts a biomedician's role with that of a physician, while the education section refers to PhD qualifications, not MD.--ZayZayEM (talk) 09:22, 27 November 2007 (UTC)