Course variations

Course summary

This program is designed to make students a well trained scientist, an excellent physician, but most of all to help them understand that they are always a physician-scientist, and not merely an individual sequentially taking two unrelated courses of study. To achieve this goal, the curriculum was designed in such a way in which students have been engaged in both medical and scientific activities throughout. During the first two “medical school” years, special MD-PhD and graduate level courses are taken to allow them to approach the material from the perspective of a scientific investigator. During the middle “graduate school” phase of the Program students engage in medical activities which keep them tied to the practical medical issues and help them to develop their own mechanisms to intellectually merge their research and practice activities.

Entry requirement for international students

Students should have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States or proof of equivalent degree and training from an acceptable foreign institution of higher education. Undergraduate overall and upper division grade point average and, if applicable, graduate grade point average and the appropriateness of the curriculum as preparation for graduate study. (There is no minimum required GPA, but a cumulative undergraduate GPA above 3.0 on a 4 point scale is preferred); Scores on the Graduate Records Examination; a minimum score on the TOEFL of 550 (paper), 213 (computer-based), or 80 (internet-based) or a minimum score of 6.5 on the IELTS for applicants whose native language is not English; research or other relevant experience; letters of reference; background for and commitment to a career of scholarly endeavor in the field of study; availability of opportunity for training in the desired field of scholarship; unique educational, career, or life experiences; personal statement; socioeconomic background; ability to communicate in English; and race and ethnicity.

Qualification

Doctoral

Awarding body

University Of Texas Medical Branch

Department name

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences