Graduate & Postdoctoral Affairs
USF Health · College of Medicine

 
 

  Fall Admissions Only


CONCENTRATION OVERVIEW

Considered the vanguard of the new millennium in which science truly complements the art of medicine, molecular medicine strives to understand the molecules key to normal body function and the pathogenesis of disease and to design molecular tools for diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Recent changes in research and scholarship in the biomedical sciences has directed attention to the development and training of students who are able to cross the barriers of traditional disciplines and embrace the concepts of interdisciplinary approaches to biomedical problems. The Molecular Medicine concentration, within the Master’s Program in Medical Sciences, has been developed to provide a novel interdisciplinary and concentrated program of study that is designed for students interested in either future doctoral or professional programs in the biomedical sciences. The program integrates several disciplines, including biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, genomics, microbiology, immunology, virology and biomedical ethics to provide a solid medically-relevant foundation. The rigorous program allows students to demonstrate their full academic ability for future graduate programs or medical school. The interdisciplinary program promotes the broad intellectual focus required of future graduate students in the biomedical sciences or health-care profession. The courses integrate modern teaching methods with extensive student participation designed to improve their oral and presentation skills that are critical to their future professional development.

CURRICULUM (32 credit hours)


FALL SEMESTER

BCH 6935 Scientific Writing & Ethics (2 hrs)
BSC 6436 Intoduction to Biotechnology (3 hrs)
GMS 6200C Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology (5 hrs)
GMS 6100 Medical Microbiology (3 hrs)

SPRING SEMESTER

BCH 6411 Biomedical Genomics and Genetics (4 hrs)
GMS 6101 Molecular and Cellular Immunology (3 hrs)
GMS (3 hrs)

SUMMER SEMESTER

MCB 6433 Clinical Correlations in Molecular Medicine (3 hrs)
BCH 6627 Metabolic and Genetic Basis of Human Diseases (3 hrs)
PCH 6050 Biostatistics (3 hrs)

Electives