GAMSAT, Medicine & Biochemistry: A Perfect Show Of ‘Interdependence’
Ever wondered why you have to deal with questions from chemistry in GAMSAT Section III? Why do GAMSAT questions often deal with interdisciplinary subjects like biochemistry? As if chemistry and biology by themselves were just not enough to wrack our brains!!! Well, read this article so that you may have a better idea of what you are dealing with, the next time you face a biochemistry question while preparing for your GAMSAT test.
To begin with let us briefly discuss about the relationship between biology and chemistry and the evolution of biochemistry. Biology is the study of life or living beings. Chemistry is the study of processes or all chemical reactions in our day to day life. When these chemical reactions are specifically studied in biological systems or between biological molecules, it forms a totally new field of scientific study referred to as ‘Biochemistry’.
Biochemistry is at the core of many areas of biology and is responsible for a large number of scientific breakthroughs in medicine and pharmacy. This is why aspirants with expertise in biochemistry perform increasingly well in GAMSAT exams. Through this subject you get to study an entire range of organisms from bacteria to humans. You also learn about the molecular basis of the structure and processes of life. It plays a vital role in the field of pathology, as the knowledge of biochemistry is very essential in analysing blood and urine samples taken from patients suffering from a wide range of diseases. Biochemistry along with immunology forms an exciting combination in science that provides the medical students with new ways to fight against a range of diseases from arthritis to HIV and cancer.
While preparing for GAMSAT Section III make sure you start with acquiring the fundamental knowledge of structures and functions of different types of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. Going through an assortment of GAMSAT preparation courses and GAMSAT sample papers will help to build up your ability to clarify the link between biochemistry & the molecular basis of health and disease and help you to answer GAMSAT questions with ease.
Now that you have got a better idea of where to start, hope that your journey with biochemistry along the route of GAMSAT preparations seems satisfying and fruitful. Always remember… mugging up a subject in order to overcome its fear is not a solution. Instead, try and understand it or make friends with it and experience a pleasing voyage.
