 Integrated
Program in Biomedical Sciences (began in fall 2004 and combined the
following programs: Anatomy and Neurobiology, Interdisciplinary, Molecular
Sciences, Pathology, Pharmacology, and Physiology)
Biomedical Engineering and Imaging
Dental Science (Orthodontics, Pediatric
Dentistry, Periodontics, and Prosthodontics)
Epidemiology
Health Outcomes and Policy Research (Pharmacoeconomics,
Health Policy, and Health Systems Pharmacy Management) (prior to 2007,
Health Science Administration)
Nursing
Pharmaceutical Sciences (Medicinal Chemistry
and Pharmaceutics)
For students who entered prior to 2004
Information on the following topics
can be found on the UT Health Science Center Admissions
webpage:
- Admissions
- Application to the College
of Graduate Health Sciences
- Campus Map and Tours
- University Catalog
- Financial Aid
- Student Life
D.N.P./Ph.D.
The D.N.P./Ph.D.
program provides highly motivated and qualified students with an integrated
advanced clinical and research program of study leading to the dual degree.
This program combines the existing D.N.P. and Ph.D. nursing programs,
which are based in the College of Nursing and College of Graduate Health
Sciences, respectively. Unlike the traditional D.N.P. program, the first
three and final two semesters of the D.N.P./Ph.D. program focus on developing
students' ability to conduct clinical research. Thus, students do not
enroll in clinical specialty courses until the fourth term of the program.
The total time to graduation varies and depends on the student's background.
Students must be accepted into the College of Nursing to be considered
for admission to the D.N.P./Ph.D. program.
M.D./Ph.D.
Students who are
interested in obtaining an M.D./Ph.D. degree while attending Medical School
at the University of Tennessee need apply only to the College of Medicine.
Once admitted, students who desire to pursue both degrees need to contact
the graduate program or the research faculty whom they want as their research
advisor. The Associate Dean for Student Affairs of the College of Graduate
Health Sciences will assist students in identifying appropriate programs
and faculty. Once a student has identified a faculty advisor who is willing
to have the student work on the doctoral dissertation within that laboratory,
the student needs to obtain the approval only of the graduate program
to enter the Ph.D. phase of the dual degree program. As a medical student,
no formal application to the College of Graduate Health Sciences is required.
Students do not need to submit GRE scores.
Since this is an informal program, there is not financial support during
the M.D. phase of the program, but the student receives the normal stipend
and tuition wavier in the College of Graduate Health Sciences upon entering
the Ph.D. phase. Normally, students complete the first 2 years of medical
school including taking Step 1, USMLE. After completing the M-2 year (April),
they enter the Ph.D. phase of the program for 2 to 3 years. Once they
have established their dissertation project, been admitted to candidacy,
completed a substantial portion of the dissertation work, and obtained
approval of their faculty committee, they reenter Medical School by starting
their clinical rotations. Although it is possible to complete both degrees
within 6 years, a more realistic time frame is 7 years--3.5 years in the
Ph.D. phase and 3.5 years in the medical phase. The slightly shortened
medical phase reflects the use of medical electives to help students complete
their dissertations.
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Pharm.D./Ph.D.
The
University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy has developed a unique dual-degree
(Pharm.D./Ph.D.) program for carefully selected, highly qualified students.
This program combines the existing Pharm.D. and Ph.D. programs currently
based in the College of Pharmacy and the College of Graduate Health Sciences,
respectively. Students who are accepted into the program may choose to
emphasize either Health Science Administration, Medicinal Chemistry, or
Pharmaceutics. The program
is designed to reduce the time normally required for a student to complete
both degrees and to provide a stimulus for pharmacy students to enroll
in the Ph.D. program.
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August 2007
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