Career opportunities
The BMLSc program opens doors across healthcare, research, and industry. Discover where our graduates go — and what you can build on the hands-on foundation you gain here.
*Programs taken after BMLSc. Data from 50 students collected in 2015. Other includes: Pathology Assistant, B.Ed, BSN (nursing), OT, Occupational Health, Vet Med, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Radiation Therapy Technology, Law, and Journalism.
Whether you’re exploring options or aiming at a specific goal — health professional, researcher, industry leader — the BMLSc provides the foundation to pursue any number of paths.
Our graduates have become doctors, research scientists, laboratory directors, and entrepreneurs. The hands-on training and scientific foundation you gain here prepares you for success in whatever direction you choose.
Some career paths taken by our graduates
These directions typically involve further education or professional training after the BMLSc.
- Doctor, MD (Family Practice, Pathologist, Radiologist)
- Naturopathic Doctor
- Dentist
- Nurse
- Cardiac Perfusionist
- Optometrist
- Chiropractor
- Occupational Therapist
- Physical Therapist
- Radiation Therapist
- Medical Laboratory Technologist (with MLT training)
- Occupational Health & Safety
- Health Services Planning & Administration
- Laboratory Information Systems
- Laboratory Quality Management
- Public Health Professional
- Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
- Experimental Medicine
- Food Science
- Medical Genetics
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Molecular Medicine
- Microbiology & Immunology
Graduates who move directly into careers are predominantly employed as research assistants or technicians in academic, clinical, or industry laboratories. Some are hired by biotechnology or pharmaceutical companies as technicians, sales representatives, or technical support. A few examples:
- Associate Histotechnologist, Wax-it Histology
- Research Coordinator, Hematology Research Program, UBC / VGH
- Clinical Research Assistant, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
- Senior Program Coordinator, Social Diversity for Children Foundation
- Research Assistant / Technician 2, Centre for Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics
- Client Services Associate, ALS Laboratories
Where our graduates are headed
A few recent graduates on what the program gave them — and where it’s taking them.
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