Which area of science should one begin with?

Question

Assuming a person has limited knowledge of science, which field would be most beneficial in learning about biochemistry/medicine?

A better way to phrase the question would be, what should be studied first?

I've heard that basic chemistry should be understood before moving on to biology and such. Is this true? And what about organic chemistry? How far should one delve into chemistry before moving on?

I'm trying to prepare myself to continue my education and would like to not only recap the fundamentals, but also extend my knowledge far beyond.

I'm planning on hiring a tutor, but I would like to learn as much as I can until I truly start having trouble.

Answer 1

I may not be the source for the greatest answer to your question but I'm a bio major and im only in my first year of it and i've found thus far that general chem and bio as well as organic chem  are very important to a solid foundation for further study in medicine and biochem...gen chem seems to be worthless to me right now but im sure later on it will have some useful application, orgo on the other hand is essential for molecular bio and gen bio courses seem to be a prereq for basically all of those. I'm learning the most as of right now in my bio courses. Plenty of real life applications since you learn about differernt oragan systems and functions, hormones, all that stuff...im a pharmacy tech and its been helping me really understand how a lot of popular drugs actually work when taken....i guess to sum it up...if you have limited knowledge...start where anyone else would...the bottom...need good foundation of knowledge of basic material because for the most part anything to follow is just a more in depth study of what has been already learned

I apologize if there are any spelling errors...or even some non nonsensical portions within that but i just did'nt feel like proof reading it.