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Start contacting member graduate and professional
schools and you will be provided you with information
about programs and opportunities. Representatives'
names, phone numbers, and email addresses are listed
in alphabetical order, by member institution.
MEDICAL
SCHOOLS
DENTAL
SCHOOLS
VETERINARY
SCHOOLS
GRADUATE
SCHOOLS
MEDICAL SCHOOLS
Baylor
College of Medicine – Houston, TX
Contact: Pam Ferry, Assistant Professor,
Baylor College of Medicine
Phone: (800) 798-8244
Email: pgferry@bcm.tmc.edu
Baylor College of Medicine, located in Houston, Texas,
is the only private medical school in Texas and the
Greater Southwest and home to 682 medical students,
482 graduate students, and 123 allied health students.
Baylor was ranked 13th overall among the nation's top
academic health sciences centers in the 2004 issue of
U.S. News & World Report. With 25 departments and
more than 90 research and patient-care centers, Baylor
offers a unique and exciting learning environment. Of
particular interest to Ventures Undergraduate Scholars,
Baylor hosts three undergraduate summer programs: The
Honors Premedical Academy (www.ccit.bcm.tmc.edu),
the SMART summer research program (http://www.bcm.edu/smart/),
and the DeBakey Summer Surgery Program (http://debakeydepartmentofsurgery.org/).
East
Tennessee State University - Quillen School of Medicine
– Johnson City, TN
Contact: Steve C. Ellis,Director, Student
Support Services and Outreach Programs and Assistant
Dean, Student Affairs
Phone: (423) 439-2037
Email: elliss@etsu.edu
Keck
School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
– Los Angeles, CA
Contact: Althea Alexander, Assistant
Dean for Minority Student Affairs
Phone: (323) 442-1050
Email: aalexand@hsc.usc.edu
Uniformed
Services University of the Health Sciences – Bethesda,
MD
Contact:
Dr. J Mauri Hamilton, Deputy Vice President for Recruitment
& Diversity
Phone: (301) 295-9561
Email: jhamilton@usuhs.mil
F. Edward Herbert School of Medicine
Combine a career as a physician with that of
a military officer. Students pay no tuition or fees
to attend medical school, receive residency training,
and serve on active duty as commissioned officers. Students
receive an annual officers salary and benefits. Free
medical care for students and families, tax free housing
allowance, and 30 days annual leave. Medical graduates
serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force or Public Health
Services.
For additional information please contact:
Office of Recruitment and Diversity
1-800-635-2368 or 301-295-3966
Office of Admissions
1-800-772-1743 or 301-295-3101
Please mention that you are a Ventures Scholar.
Graduate Education in the Basic Sciences
USU also offers offers program leading to a
PhD in the following disciplines: Emerging Infectious
Diseases, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Neuroscience,
Clinical Psychology, Environmental Health Sciences,
Medical Psychology, Medical Zoology, Pathology, Applied
Human Biology, Undersea Medicine, Public Health, and
Aerospace Physiology. Masters degrees are possible in
Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and Military
Medical History. Civilian applicants are welcomed and
encouraged to apply and are provided with financial
support in the form of stipends that begins at $21,000
per year. Tuition, fees and books are also provided
free and no service obligation is incurred.
For additional information please contact:
Office of Associate Dean for Graduate Education
1-800-772-1747 or 301-295-3913.
Please mention that you are a Ventures Scholar.
Graduate School of Nursing
For information about this program please contact:
Office of the Dean
301-295-9004
Please mention that you are a Ventures Scholar.
University
at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
– Buffalo, NY
Contact: Amy Kuzdale, Staff Associate
for Graduate Biomedical Education
Phone: (716) 829-3398
Email: akuzdale@buffalo.edu
The University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical
Sciences offers the following programs: Ph.D., M.D./PhD.,
M.D. and Masters Degrees. Please visit our Web site
for further information on our programs: http://www.smbs.buffalo.edu.
The IGPBS (Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biomedical
Sciences) is a portal for entry into Ph.D. Programs
in Anatomical Science, Biochemistry, Biophysical Science,
Microbiology and Immunology, Neuroscience, Oral Biology,
Pathology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Physiology and
Structural Biology. You will have the opportunity to
study and collaborate with over 100 active research
laboratory groups performing ground-breaking work encompassing
virtually all aspects of biological and biomedical sciences.
You will be able to explore the various resarch areas
and interact with potential mentors through first year
laboratory rotations before selecting a Ph.D. advisor
and program. Upon completion of your Ph.D. program,
you will be prepared to succeed in a career in any field
of biomedical science. The Fall 2005 stipend for Ph.D.
students is $21,000 and tuition scholarship is also
awarded. Competitive University Presidential Fellowships
($25,000) are also available as well as the Arthur A.
Schomberg Fellowship Program for candidates from underrepresented
groups who have outstanding academic credentials. The
priority date for consideration of assistantships and
fellowships is February 1st.
Masters Degrees are also available in these basic science
areas.
The M.D./Ph.D. program provides highly talented students
with an opportunity to combine intensive scientific
training with medical school experience. The purpose
of the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) is
to develop physician scientists that will become leaders
in basic, translational or clinical research and in
clinical medicine in medical schools and teaching hospitals.
Graduates will be prepared for a career in which they
will excel as both an investigator and a clinician education.
Further information on this program can be obtained
by contacting: Elizabeth A. Hayden, Staff Associate
for Graduate Biomedical Education, ehayden@buffalo.edu
or at (716) 829-3398.
University
of Southern California - Keck School of Medicine – Los
Angeles, CA
Contact: Althea Alexander, Assistant
Dean for Minority Student Affairs
Phone: (323) 442-1050
Email: aalexand@hsc.usc.edu
University
of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas –
Dallas, TX
Contact: Dr. Nancy Street, Associate
Dean
Phone: (214) 648-6708
Email: nancy.street@utsouthwestern.edu
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas offers Graduate
Programs in the biomedical sciences. The Division of
Cell and Molecular Biology encompasses eight research
training programs leading to Ph.D. degrees in the basic
biomedical sciences. 220 participating faculty offer
doctoral training in the following areas: Biological
Chemistry, Cell Regulation, Genetics and Development,
Immunology, Integrative Biology, Molecular Biophysics,
Molecular Microbiology and Neuroscience. Additionally,
training programs in Chemical Biology, Computational
Biology, and Pharmacology are available. Prospective
students apply to the Division of Cell and Molecular
Biology rather than to the individual graduate programs.
Once accepted at UT Southwestern, our first year students
take a yearlong core course covering major themes in
modern biology. During that first year they also explore
potential research areas by participating in three research
rotations. Toward the end of the first year each student
chooses a research topic and mentor and joins one of
the eight programs in which their graduate studies will
be completed. Each program offers advanced coursework,
taken during the second year of study to provide more
in-depth knowledge of the fundamentals of the research
area. At the end of their second year, students take
qualifying exams, form dissertation committees and are
admitted into candidacy. The remainder of their time
is spent focused on their individual research projects.
Our students average 5 and ½ years to complete
their Ph.D. degrees. Graduate students at UT Southwestern
receive nationally competitive stipends throughout the
duration of their graduate career. The current base
stipend for our incoming students is $22,000/year. In
addition, we pay all tuition, student services, and
insurance expenses.
In the past few years UT Southwestern Medical Center
has emerged as one of the top ten biomedical research
institutions in the country, based on research grant
support to basic science faculty. Our faculty includes
four Nobel laureates and fifteen members of the National
Academy of Sciences. UT Southwestern has excellent research
facilities, including an expanding new research campus
and provides a rich, scholarly environment for graduate
study. In 2002 US News ranked UT Southwestern as 14th
in the US amongst institutions that grant PhD degrees
in the biological sciences. More recently, Science Watch,
which ranks research institutions in six specific scientific
disciplines, ranked UT Southwestern in the top 10 in
the country in four of the six disciplines.
Detailed information about our university and our graduate
programs can be found at www.utsouthwestern.edu/gradschool.
Our priority application deadline for Fall 2005 is Jan
5th, 2005. Further information can be obtained by contact
Nancy E. Street, PhD, Associate Dean, nancy.street@utsouthwestern.edu
or at (214) 648-6708.
DENTAL SCHOOLS
University
of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry – Kansas
City, MO
Contact: Dianne Beard, Director of
Dental Admissions
Phone: (816) 235-2082 or (800) 776-8652
Email: beardd@umkc.edu
VETERINARY SCHOOLS
GRADUATE SCHOOLS
Binghamton
University Graduate School (SUNY) – Binghamton,
NY
Contact: John N. Kilmarx, Associate
Dean
Phone: (607) 777-6955
Email: jkilly@binghamton.edu
Penn
State University – University Park, PA
Contact: Dr. Anita Persaud,
Associate Director, Multicultural Engineering Program
Phone: (814) 865-6613
Email: mep@engr.psu.edu
Call it the best of both worlds. Penn State Engineering
offers students both cultural resources and prestige
while never losing the small town feeling where everyone
knows your name. The Multicultural Engineering Program
sponsors monthly mentoring lunches and advisory committee
activities, along with networking opportunities with
the Black Graduate Student Association, the Society
of Hispanic Professional Engineers and the Office of
Graduate Educational Equity, help students to become
a stronger part of the College community.
The Penn State College of Engineering consistently
ranks among the top ten engineering colleges in total
research support and is a member of the National Consortium
for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and
Science, Inc. Penn State currently ranks third nationally
in industrially-sponsored research.
Qualified individuals may be considered for admission
and financial aid for any semester (August or January)
or summer session (May or June). Admission is granted
jointly by the Graduate School and the academic program.
For information on how to apply, go to: http://www.gradsch.psu.edu/enroll/apply.html.
For more information, please contact:
Penn State University
College of Engineering
Web Site: www.engr.psu.edu
Email: mep@engr.psu.edu
University
at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
– Buffalo, NY
Contact: Elizabeth Hayden, Staff Associate
for Graduate Biomedical Education
Phone: (716) 829-3398
Email: ehayden@buffalo.edu
The University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical
Sciences offers the following programs: Ph.D., M.D./PhD.,
M.D. and Masters Degrees. Please visit our Web site
for further information on our programs: http://www.smbs.buffalo.edu.
The IGPBS (Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biomedical
Sciences) is a portal for entry into Ph.D. Programs
in Anatomical Science, Biochemistry, Biophysical Science,
Microbiology and Immunology, Neuroscience, Oral Biology,
Pathology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Physiology and
Structural Biology. You will have the opportunity to
study and collaborate with over 100 active research
laboratory groups performing ground-breaking work encompassing
virtually all aspects of biological and biomedical sciences.
You will be able to explore the various resarch areas
and interact with potential mentors through first year
laboratory rotations before selecting a Ph.D. advisor
and program. Upon completion of your Ph.D. program,
you will be prepared to succeed in a career in any field
of biomedical science. The Fall 2005 stipend for Ph.D.
students is $21,000 and tuition scholarship is also
awarded. Competitive University Presidential Fellowships
($25,000) are also available as well as the Arthur A.
Schomberg Fellowship Program for candidates from underrepresented
groups who have outstanding academic credentials. The
priority date for consideration of assistantships and
fellowships is February 1st.
Masters Degrees are also available in these basic science
areas.
Further information on this program can be obtained
by contacting: Elizabeth A. Hayden, Staff Associate
for Graduate Biomedical Education, ehayden@buffalo.edu
or at (716) 829-3398.
University
of Chicago, Division of Biological Sciences – Chicago,
IL
Contact: Dr. Melissa Lindberg, Program
Coordinator
Phone: (773) 702-3905
Email: mlindber@bsd.uchicago.edu
Contact: Marvin W. Makinen, Department
of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Phone: (773) 702-1080
Email: makinen@uchicago.edu
The Division of Biological Sciences (BSD) at The University
of Chicago is committed to fostering diversity in the
scientific training of students. Our faculty work with
each student to tailor the academic program to maximize
his/her potential and achieve his/her career goal.
In the last few years, there has been a trend in universities
around the country to move toward an interdisciplinary
approach to graduate study in the biological sciences,
away from strict separations of disciplines and toward
interdisciplinary study. Recently, the Division of the
Biological Sciences decided to make interdisciplinary
study even easier for graduate students. Degree-granting
units (called Departments or Committees) with closely
linked research programs have grouped together in clusters
with a common admissions procedure and a common core
curriculum. The Cluster system enables these programs
to integrate faculty, coursework, research programs,
training programs, and seminars/symposia. The result
for graduate students is an integrated and flexible
course of study. For postdoctoral trainees and faculty,
the interdisciplinary nature of the Cluster provides
extensive opportunity for interaction and collaboration.
There are four clusters:
Biomedical Sciences, which includes the Department
of Pathology with the Committees on Cancer Biology,
Molecular Metabolism & Nutrition, Immunology, and
Microbiology;
Molecular Biosciences, which includes the Departments
of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Human Genetics,
and Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, along with
the Committees on Genetics and Developmental Biology;
Neurobiology, Pharmacology, & Physiology, which
includes the Department of Neurobiology, Pharmacology
& Physiology as well as the Committees on Cell Physiology,
Neurobiology and Computational Neuroscience;
Darwinian Sciences, which includes the Departments
of Ecology & Evolution and Organismal Biology &
Anatomy, with the Committee on Evolutionary Biology.
In addition to the Clusters described above, the University
of Chicago Biological Sciences Division also offers
degrees in Medical Physics, Health Studies (M.S. only),
and Ophthalmology & Visual Science. The Division
also sponsors a Summer Research Program for Undergraduate
scholars, as well as The PREP, a Post-Baccalaureate
Research Education Program for underrepresented minorities.
In Fall 2004, over 85 students matriculated. The incoming
class was made up of more than 50% women and 8% minority
students, exemplifying our commitment to increasing
diversity in the sciences. The University of Chicago
is located in Hyde Park, a distinctive south-side Chicago
neighborhood that is home to a majority of University
faculty, students, and staff. Hyde Park is situated
about seven miles (15 minutes) south of Chicago's downtown
business district, commonly referred to as "The
Loop."
Details on all of these programs can be found at our
Web site:
http://gradprogram.bsd.uchicago.edu/.
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