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UT Health Link PREP

UT Health Link PREP is designed to strengthen participants’ research skills and competitiveness to pursue a Ph.D in a biomedically relevant field. The program is structured so that participants can conduct research in a mentored environment while taking courses and participating in professional development.

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Application Deadlines

  • Opens: September 1
  • Final: April 30
  • Applications evaluated on a rolling basis. 

Funding

Annual salary of $26,000

Contact information

Program Director
Ramaswamy Sharma, M.S., Ph.D.
210-567-3845
sharmar3@uthscsa.edu

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Marcus Webster
210-567-3708
prep@uthscsa.edu

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I wanted to take a gap year and do the PREP program because you’re introduced, slowly, to what grad school would be like while also being able to work in a lab and take only a few grad classes without the stress of a full class load. I 100% believe the PREP program has prepared me for grad school.
Lois Randolph, PREP Scholar

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