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At the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs, we are committed to supporting our students and faculty with a myriad of educational, community-building, and recreational events. This graduate and postdoctoral News & Events page is designed to help you keep up with the latest student events, activities, and news happening within the Master’s and PhD communities.

  • Prospective students are invited to meet us and learn more about our programs at these upcoming events.

    Master's Program Open Houses

    Come learn about MSP3 and our other Master's programs directly from our admissions advisors! Throughout the year we will host both in person and virtual open houses.

    Check back in the future for Open House dates and registration links as they become available.

    Master's of Medical Sciences Pre-Professional Program (MSP3) Prospective Student Day

    MSP3 Prospective Student day is for prospective, applied, or accepted MSP3 students who are interested in joining the program in Fall 2025. On the listed days, students will have the opportunity to hear from staff members, current students in the program, tour USF Health campus, and sit in on a class.

    Upcoming Dates:

    • May 29, 2025

    Registration links for Prospective Student Days will be posted in the weeks leading up to the event. Unless otherwise indicated, Prospective Student Days begin at 11:45AM EST.

    To register for Prospective Student Day on May 22nd, use the button below:
    Prospective Student Day Registration

  • Virtual Office Hours are for prospective, applied, or admitted students who have questions about our programs, admissions process, application status, or next steps after admission. We will be happy to answer your questions!

    Virtual Office Hours for program admissions will be held every other Wednesday throughout the application season from 11:30am-1:30pm (unless otherwise stated). Upcoming dates include:

    May 28th, 2025 (1:00-3:30PM)
    June 11th, 2025
    June 18th, 2025
    July 2nd, 2025

    Office hours can be accessed through the link below on those dates:

    Join Virtual Office Hours

    Future dates and times to be determined.

  • Dissertation Defenses

    Upon successful completion of a dissertation defense, these students will graduate with a PhD in Medical Science.

    Tuesday, January 21 - Sara Moss

    9:00 AM
    MDL 1003B
    Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology

    Thursday, March 6 - Sierra George

    9:00 AM
    MDN 1096B
    Molecular Medicine

    Thursday, March 20 - Abigail Esquivel

    1:00 PM
    ALZ 101
    Neuroscience

    Tuesday, March 25 - Joseph McMillan

    12:00 PM
    ALZ 101
    Neuroscience

    Tuesday, April 29 - Jingsong Ruan

    1:00 PM
    MDN 1096B
    Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology

     

    Past Defenses

    Comprehensive Qualifying Exams  

    Thursday, March 13 - Patrick Consol

    9:00 AM
    MDN 1096B
    Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology

    Thursday, April 17 - Katherine Walters

    11:30 AM
    ALZ 101
    Neuroscience

    Monday, April 21 - Emily Otmanowski

    2:00 PM
    MDN 1096B
    Molecular Medicine

    Thursday, May 1 - Alex Leake

    11:30 AM
    ALZ 101
    Neuroscience

    Friday, May 2 - Vincent Lok

    9:00 AM
    Virtual
    Neuroscience

    Past CQEs

  • Faculty and students present their current research projects.

    Bioscience Seminars

    Bioscience Seminars are held on Fridays via Microsoft Teams and in person during the Fall and Spring semesters. Meeting links will be sent to students and faculty via email.

    Spring 2025 Bioscience Seminar

    Past Bioscience Seminars

    Molecular Medicine Seminars

    You can find the schedules for seminars affiliated with the Department of Molecular Medicine below. For other departmental or institute seminars, please contact the department directly. 

    Seminar Schedules