APPLICATION PROCEDURES CONTACT INFORMATION Applicants must submit the following: Biomedical Sciences Program Applicants must submit the following: School of Health Professions Eastern Virginia Medical School n Completed online application P.O. Box 1980 n Application fee Norfolk, Virginia 23501 Email: [email protected] n Official transcripts from the registrar of all Phone: 757.446.5076 colleges and universities attended For more information about the Biomedical Sciences programs n Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores sent at EVMS and to access the online application, please visit: directly from the testing agency Biomedical Sciences PhD Program n Three letters of recommendation, preferably www.evms.edu/education/doctoral_programs/ from faculty at colleges attended by the biomedical_sciences/ applicant or PhD-level scientists with whom the Research Master’s Program applicant has worked. evms.edu/education/ masters_programs/ All application materials, including test scores biomedical_sciences_research_masters_program/ and transcripts, must be received no later than January 15:
School of Health Professions Enrollment Attn: Biomedical Sciences PhD Program Eastern Virginia Medical School Lewis Hall, Suite 1155 BIOMEDICAL 700 W. Olney Rd. P.O. Box 1980 Norfolk, Virginia 23501 SCIENCES PhD PROGRAM
www.evms.edu OVERVIEW The Biomedical Sciences PhD Program at Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) provides students with a foundation of biomedical science knowledge and intensive laboratory research training.
Key advantages of this program: Broad, interdisciplinary curriculum n Personalized program of study n Close interaction with the faculty n Research focus areas include: Cancer Cardiovascular Biology Diabetes Infectious Disease Neuroscience Reproductive Biology Our graduates are prepared to use Educational Format Admission Requirements cutting-edge technologies to bridge the The EVMS Biomedical Sciences PhD Program is n A bachelor’s degree or graduate degree with gap between discovery in biomedical interdisciplinary in nature, and provides students a B average or higher (3.0 GPA) sciences and application to medicine. individualized experiences through a mixture of core n Competitive scores from the Graduate Record Graduates go on to careers in research and and elective courses in the biomedical sciences. education in universities and colleges, the Our new curriculum emphasizes principles of n Examination (GRE) and Test of English as pharmaceutical industry, biotechnology translational biology through an integrated set of a Foreign Language (TOEFL; international companies and government. core courses over the first year and a half of the applicants only). program. The courses move from understanding Pictured upper left: the molecular building blocks with paired relevant n College-level courses in biology, physics, Cytoskeleton in a smooth muscle cell, chemistry, and mathematics courtesy of Dr. Anca Dobrian, EVMS. laboratory techniques through the development of Pictured lower left: Islet of individual projects that concentrate on translational n See our Web site for more details, including Langerhans, courtesy of Dr. biology from bench to bedside. After defending David Taylor-Fishwick, EVMS. the program’s credit transfer policy Pictured below: Kidney proxi-mal their Candidacy Exam, students concentrate on tubules, courtesy of Dr. Anca their dissertation research, which includes the Dobrian, EVMS. development of both a Dissertation Proposal and If you would like more information, Dissertation. The student then defends this research please visit our web site: to complete the program. Students will sharpen skills in the areas of laboratory techniques, experimental http://www.evms.edu/education/doctoral_programs/ design, written and oral communication, and biomedical_sciences/ developing hypothesis-driven research over the course of the program.