Support Our School - Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Development Staff
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Sonia Vasquez | Email Director of Development, (210) 567-0028 |
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PhD Programs
The primary mission of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is educating students committed to the advancement of knowledge in contemporary areas of the biomedical sciences. This mission is accomplished through intellectually challenging didactic courses and unparalleled mentored research experiences in a plethora of contemporary areas of biomedical research areas. A compelling aspect of graduate education in a health science center environment is the opportunity for graduate students to interface with clinician scientists with diverse technological skill-sets, conceptual capabilities and translational perspectives.
Graduate studies leading to a Doctor of Philosophy degree in the basic biomedical sciences are offered in the Integrated Multidisciplinary Graduate Program, Molecular Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Nursing, and Radiological Science. These programs provide didactic and mentored experiential opportunities for graduate students to develop a compelling expertise in a variety of specialized fields of study, to attain excellence in the conduct of research, and to gain both understandings and experience in the interdisciplinary nature of the biomedical sciences. Dual degree programs such as the MD/PhD and DDS/PhD programs are offered in conjunction with the Medical School and Dental School, respectively. A unique MD Residency/PhD program is offered through the Radiological Sciences program.
MS Programs
Graduate programs leading to a Master of Science degree are offered in Allied Health, Biomedical Engineering, Cellular and Structural Biology, Clinical Investigation, Dental Sciences, Nursing, Physiology, and Radiological Sciences. These programs are designed to provide a rigorous educational and research experience for students in a diversity of fields.
The Masters of Science degree is occasionally awarded to students in other basic science disciplines, but there is no active recruitment of students to these programs. Such programs are: Biochemistry , Microbiology & Immunology , Molecular Medicine , and Pharmacology. PhD program is offered through the Radiological Sciences program.
DDS/PhD Program
The DDS/PhD program offers courses curricula and research activities in the dental and graduate schools to satisfy requirements for each degree, leading to the award of both a DDS degree and a PhD degree in a biomedical science. Applicants interested in the DDS/PhD program must have completed an undergraduate degree program and fulfilled all requirements for both dental school and graduate school admissions. Separate applications must be submitted to the Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service and to one of the participating graduate programs in the UTHSCSA Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences following the published guidelines and deadlines. Students need to indicate on the dental school admissions application that they are applying for the DDS/PhD program.
MD/PhD Program
The MD/PhD Program is for students who are committed to becoming physician-scientists and who wish to conduct rigorous, hypothesis-driven laboratory or population-based research into some of the most vexing biomedical problems we face, including: cancer, cardiovascular disease, aging, infectious diseases, obesity and diabetes, neurological/psychiatric disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. This dual degree program is a seven-year program, in which students complete two years of School of Medicine medical school and then embark full-time on their PhD dissertation research for three years after which students will complete the final two years of School of Medicine medical school. Interested students should submit an application for medical school to the Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service and indicate their interest in the MD/PhD program on the application.
MD Residency/PhD Program
A combined MD Residency/PhD program is offered through Radiological Sciences. Physicians may complete their residency in radiology, psychiatry or radiation oncology concomitant with completing requirements for a PhD degree in Radiation Biology that includes a training track in Human Imaging. Students in this program study and perform research within dedicated groups of medical physicists, biomedical imaging specialists and biomedical researchers from specialties using imaging as a research tool.
For more information about supporting the programs in the Graduate School for Biomedical Sciences, please contact Sonia Vasquez at 210-567-0028.