Sunday is Biomedical Day. Do you know what he does?

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Conduct studies and research on human fluids, cells and tissues, perform environmental analyzes to investigate diseases, their causes and mechanisms. These are the main activities of the biomedic, a professional whose main characteristic is the investigative skill. This is learned during an undergraduate course with an important practical workload and a lot of scientific and technological rigor.

According to the Federal Council of Biomedicine (CFBM), there are 33 regulated fields of activity in which the biomedical practitioner can act. Among the highlights are areas of clinical analysis, imaging (bioimaging), genetics, human reproduction and public health. In these diverse areas, there is no hierarchy in the roles of the biomedic. What happens is a greater appreciation of some areas to the detriment of others, which generally has to do with social expectations.

In research, for example, the biomedic may have global recognition of their activities and what they do achieve global relevance. Even so, it is possible that an enterprising biomedic who works in diagnostic laboratories will be more financially successful, even if he does not have the social status of a scientist.

Every day there is news in biomedicine. Therefore, we assume that tomorrow will always be different. The speed with which new technologies bring disruptions to biomedical practices and in almost every field is impressive. And new discoveries lead to new demands. Less than two decades ago, for example, few people had access to assisted reproduction technologies, the therapeutic use of stem cells and molecular genetic tests, both for human and animal identification. These are “old” novelties, today emerging as areas of great interest for biomedical labor.

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