With a healthcare science job, you’ll make a difference every day. You help diagnose, prevent and treat medical conditions to make sure others live healthy and happy lives. Not only that, but you also get to use cutting-edge technology and put groundbreaking science into practice.
Kirsty is a gastrointestinal physiologist working at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. She explains more about what her job involves and what you need to know if you’re interested in the career.
Like all healthcare roles, it can be challenging due to the nature of the work. But Kirsty enjoys this type of environment.
Getting into a healthcare science career
Catherine is a trainee specialising in the same role as Kirsty. She’s known from a young age that she wanted to work as a scientist. Who better to explain what it takes to get into a healthcare science career?
The path Catherine took is just one route into a clinical science role. But there are many other healthcare science careers to explore and lots of options available to progress into these careers.
