The Ph.D. in Medical Sciences is designed to equip each scientist with the skills, knowledge, and experience to identify and solve health problems. Our trainees have an opportunity to focus their scholarly efforts on many important biomedical problems including infectious diseases, cancer, neuro-degenerative diseases and trauma, substance use and psychiatric disorders, heart and lymphatic disease, protein engineering, and genetics/genomics. Under faculty guidance, our trainees will engage in rigorous and original scholarship supplemented by coursework tailored to fit individual needs. It is expected that research leading to a Medical Sciences degree will constitute a significant contribution to the field in general and result in peer-reviewed scholarly publications.
Application Deadline: December 1
Program Link: tx.ag/medsci
Graduate Student Association: medicine.tamu.edu/academics/graduate-studies/gso.html
Mentor Selection: The Ph.D. in Medical Sciences Program requires each trainee to do three 5-week rotations during the first semester. All new graduate students will have a current graduate student and faculty advisor to assist in rotation and permanent laboratory selection. The GPEC Advisory Subcommittee members will advise the first-year graduate students un?l a permanent laboratory is selected.
Unique Offerings:
• Optional teaching opportunities (not Required)
• Laboratory rotations, flexible curriculum, and career development opportunities
• Stipend, tuition and fees, and health insurance included throughout the training
• Two campuses: Bryan/College Station or Houston
• Application fee waiver for domestic applicants (before Dec. 1)
