Health science

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People get into health and biomedical science for two reasons.

The first is that they care. 

The second is that they believe they have the power to make a difference.

To work in this industry is to be a custodian of the skills that support wellbeing.

It’s seeing the future of health from a distance and breaking the big picture down.It’s what’s next for pharmaceutical sciences, nursing, bio-med and psychology.

It’s the integration of ancient traditions and modern medicine. 

If the news proves anything, it’s that advances in health constitute some of the most important breakthroughs of humankind.

A hundred years ago, it was hard to imagine antiviral drugs or organ transplants.

But a handful of brave practitioners who wouldn’t take no for an answer went on to improve lives because they saw a better way. 

A hundred years from now, whose lives will we have changed?

And are you ready to be one of the changemakers?

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The number of Australians aged 65+ is projected to more than double by 2055. To respond to this record growth, we need to build a skilled and experienced aged care workforce.

1,689,000 jobs are now in the health and social services sector, with a predicted growth of a further 15% by 2024 (1,941,500). That’s one in seven new jobs.

Looking for a career in caring?

RMIT University offers Certificates, Diplomas, and Degrees in Community Services to equip you to seize the future.

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To find out more, visit

www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/social-science

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This video features six students each talking individually to camera in various settings. Upbeat music plays throughout.

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[Screen title] Why Health and Biomedical Sciences?

Speaker 1: So, I was inspired, by spending a lot of time in hospital, and really enjoying the work environment that they had there.

Speaker 2: In high school I took biology as one of my subjects, and I fell in love with it.

Speaker 3: This whole system pumps blood to pretty much every cell in the body, so I started reading more about it.

Speaker 4: I want to make people feel better.

[Screen title] Why study at RMIT?

Speaker 1: I knew RMIT had a great program.

Speaker 5: It does provide many good extracurricular activities.

Speaker 6: Because it's a three year course, with a fourth year being a four-year internship.

Speaker 3: Pretty much meeting new people.

Speaker 4: It's just really nice to be part of a community and have all these friends.

[Screen title] What are the challenges?

Speaker 1: Staying on top of all the work.

Speaker 4: Just trying to organise my time better.

Speaker 6: Every single patient is different, you aren't gonna have the same patient.

Speaker 3: I'd say, time management; so managing between your schoolwork and your social-life, and at the same time getting enough rest.

[Screen title] After you graduate, what’s next?

Speaker 2: Hopefully I'd have an internship.

Speaker 6: I'd love to be in a private clinic in Radiography.

Speaker 4: In five years' time I'd want to, set up my own clinic.

Speaker 3: Probably become a doctor hopefully.

[Screen title] What’s your advice for future students?

Speaker 4: Find what suits you.

Speaker 6: It's all about you, trying to find out which is your path.

Speaker 1: Get to know everyone in your degree.

Speaker 5: Pick something you would love to do, and you'll never work a day in your life. It's very cliché, but it's actually true.

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Elizabeth Jones: Hi, my name is Elizabeth Jones, and I'm a graduate in the Certificate III in Individual Support. One of the things I know how to do well is pressure injury care on my patients. They can occur in any of the bony prominence on the body. It is caused when the pressure is built up on the skin, and it restricts the blood flow. So the bony prominences are mostly common in the sacrum, back of the elbows, and on the back of the heels of the patient. This can be prevented by using an air mattress or having a pillow in between their legs or any extra padding on the bony prominence. So let me show you how to do that now. So, first of all, you will acknowledge your patient. Hi Mary, I'm going to move you now. Is that okay? Obviously, Mary's is not going to respond, but normally this is what you would do.

Elizabeth Jones: Pull the blankets back just a little bit. Raise the beds because we want to protect our backs, put the head of the bed down just to make it safer for the patient and safer for us. Then we would use a slide sheet, and it prevents the friction or the tearing of the skin, which can also lead to pressure injuries. Pull in the blankets all the way back, protecting the patient's dignity at all times. We would lift this leg and put the arm over the chest and roll the patient safely. Take the slide sheet out and place it underneath the patient and then gently roll them back.

Elizabeth Jones: Repeat the same on the other side, making sure the slide sheet is nice and flat, roll it down again. And then in one swift movement, my colleague would push towards me, and I will pull up, and the patient will turn. In three, two, one. Once the patient is on the side, we would stabilize their legs, remove this slide sheet by pulling downwards, not to rip their skin, place a pillow behind their back to give them some extra support and comfort, and a pillow in between their legs just to prevent any further rubbing or pressure on the ankles or knees. Reposition them, make sure they're nice and comfortable and then cover them back up. And there you have it. Pressure injury care is something I know how to do really well. I care for my career because I have RMIT Know-How.

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