Current Students

Students in the BMS Graduate Program benefit from small class sizes, one-on-one interaction with faculty, an active student organization, and excellent mentoring. The Basic Medical Science Student Organization (BMSSO) is the student organization.

Throughout a student's graduate training, progress is monitored via evaluation of academic standing. However, after core and advanced course work are completed, evaluation of progress in dissertation research becomes an important benchmark. To assist in this process, each student selects a dissertation committee in consultation with the research mentor. The major duties of the dissertation committee are to foster the academic and research training of the student and to administer the closed defense of the student's dissertation work at the end of the student's doctoral training.