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MSTP Medical Science Training Program

Curriculum

Division of Anatomy & Cell Biology
MSTP Required Curriculum for the Ph.D.

Program of Study (72 Total Credit Hours)

Prerequisites from first two years of medical education curriculum:

IMC 502 Fundamentals I 7.2 cr
IMC 504 Fundamentals II 3.8 cr
IMC 510 GI & Metabolism 5.5 cr
IMC 500 Medicine and Society 2.0 cr
IMC 602 Cardiovascular 7.2 cr
IMC 604 Pulmonary 8.0 cr
IMC 606 Neuroscience I 2.3 cr
Laboratory Rotations
    36.0 cr

Required:

ANA 500 Human Gross Anatomy 6.0 cr
ANA 514 Anatomy Seminar 1.0 cr/sem
MST 601 MSTP Seminar 1.0 cr/sem
ANA 950 Ph.D. Research  

Optional:

ANA 599 Supervised Teaching 1.0 - 6.0 cr
Biomedical Sciences Elective Courses in Cell Biology
Anatomy & Cell Biology Advanced Topic Courses

Elective MSTP Courses:
(Students may also take electives in other departments)

Anatomy & Cell Biology

BMS 501 Cell Biology 4.0 cr
BMS 505 Dynamic Cell Intersections 2.0 cr
BMS 506

Cell Growth, Differentiation

and Transformation
2.0 cr
NRS 520 Neuroscience 1 3.0 cr
NRS 521 Neuroscience Intro 2 3.0 cr

Advanced Topic Courses:

ANA 510 Anatomical Techniques 1.0 - 3.0 cr
ANA 603 Morphologic Hematology 3.0 cr
ANA 605 Advanced Human Dissection 1.0-4.0 cr
ANA 607 Neuroanatomy Research 1.0-6.0 cr
ANA 608 Microscopic Anatomy Research 1.0-6.0 cr
ANA 613 Advanced Hematology 1.0-6.0 cr

Useful Links

Visit the Department of Biological Sciences website