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Hello! My name is Ramis. I'm an Internal Medicine resident physician. I have a background in Biology and Biotechnology from the University of Toronto, but completed my medical education in the States. On this page, I write about my experiences in biotechnology and medicine, among other things. I'm passionate about mentoring, so connect with me through any of the avenues below if you want to get in touch!
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Category: Master of Biotechnology
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I get asked this question pretty often. I worked at Astellas Pharmaceuticals for about 18 months – 12 months in Analytics and 6 months in Market Access. After that, I moved to Arizona for medical school. Although the two industries are related, the day-to-day experience is very different. Each career also has their pros and…
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I am currently nearing the end of Week 7 of working from home during the lockdown. If you had told me in February that this is what life was going to look like, I (and probably nobody else) would have believed you. Yet here we are. To be honest with you, I am enjoying the…
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Hi all! Happy-belated New Year. What a rough year it’s been for everyone – lots of tragic news. It can only go north from here. It’s time for an update, and today I will be discussing some news at Astellas and my initial thoughts on the final semester of the program. Astellas Nearing the end…
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Hi everyone, I figured it was time for another update since it has been five (very short) months since my previous post! In this update, I’ll be talking about new experiences at Astellas, job hunting, the current MBiotech semester, and what is coming up in the final four months of the program. Astellas I’m now…
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Hey everyone, I am now officially in the second year of the MBiotech program, and six months into my internship at Astellas Pharma. The last update from me was in March, at which point I was just finishing up my coursework for the semester. First off, I want to take this opportunity to comment on…
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Since the last update, the internships have started. I am interning at Astellas Pharma Canada Inc., and I feel that I can look back and comment on the placement process. The placement process occurs in two rounds; Almost everyone is matched to a position in the first round, but for those who didn’t, a second…
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I hope you’re doing well. It has been a long, long while since I last wrote (August 22nd, 2018). It’s almost exactly two months later, and I have a few updates about the program. Since the last post, the next semester has started. The second semester is completely business-focused; There is not a single laboratory…
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Dear all, I completed the first semester of MBiotech. I understand that if you’re reading this blog, there’s a good chance that you’re someone who’s contemplating joining the MBiotech program and is curious about the inner details. For your benefit, I will walk you through the coursework I completed as part of the first semester.…
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MBiotech stands for the Master of Biotechnology. It’s a graduate program at U of T that combines business and science education to produce professionals that are capable of florishing in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. It’s a relatively new program, having only been around about 15 years at the time of this post, but has…
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