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• DMD/Ph. D (Dave Culp, Director) • MD/Ph. D (Strat May, Director) • New Combined BS/MS degree (4 +1) – Collaboration between COM BMS Program and CLAS Biology Program • Available to Biology Majors (>2500 students) – Students apply in junior year – Credits in senior year applied to both BS and MS degrees

Research underpins the success of our graduate programs. The College of Medicine has an extensive research portfolio providing a wide variety of training opportunities for our graduate students.

https: //graduate. education. med. ufl. edu • • • • Addiction and Recovery Anatomical Sciences Education Biomedical Informatics Biomedical Scientists as Educators Clinical & Translational Science Biomedical Neuroscience Gerontology Health Outcomes & Policy Medical Anatomy & Physiology Medical Human Anatomy Medical Physiology Psychiatric Epidemiology Translational Health Science *Cancer: Biology, Epidemiology & Outcomes

Masters degrees (25) • • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (4) Medical Physics (7) Gerontology (5) Medical Sciences/Translational Biotech (9) Ph. D degrees in the Biomedical Sciences (37) • • • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (5) Genetics (10) Immunology & Microbiology (10) Molecular Cell Biology (2) Neuroscience (4) Physiology & Pharmacology (6)

• Masters programs (62 students) – – – – Medical Sciences/Translational Biotechnology (6 students) Medical Sciences/Pharmacology & Therapeutics (1 student) Biochemistry (1 student) Biomedical Informatics (8 students) Health Outcomes (2 students) Medical Physics (9 students) Gerontology (17 students) Forensic Medicine (18) • Ph. D programs (57 students) – Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (40 students) • Includes 4 MD/Ph. D students – Health Outcomes (8 students) – Biomedical Informatics (6 students) – Medical Physics (3 students)

Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics Ph. D Programs These programs emphasize scientific methods for translating research into practice and policy. Betsy Shenkman, Ph. D. Chair Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics William Hogan, M. D. , M. S. Director Biomedical Informatics M. S. & Ph. D Programs Corrine Flowers Program Staff 294 -8412 cwflowers@ufl. edu Matt Gurka, Ph. D. Director Health Outcomes & Policy M. S. & Ph. D. Programs

Medical Physics Ph. D Program Focus on diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy Manuel Arreola, Ph. D. Director Brenda Tieden Program Staff 265 -0279 tiedeb@radiology. ufl. edu

Ph. Ds awarded in the Biological & Biomedical Sciences 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Harvard University Johns Hopkins University of Wisconsin-Madison University of California-Davis University of Michigan University of Washington-Seattle University of North Carolina University of Florida University of Pennsylvania University of California-Los Angeles SOURCE: NSF, NIH, USED, USDA, NEH, NASA, Survey of Earned Doctorates, 2016

Biomedical Sciences Ph. D Program Eight Concentrations of Study Mc. Knight Brain Institute Diabetes Institute Genetics Institute Nanoscience Institute Gene Therapy Institute Center for Smell & Taste Emerging Pathogens Institute Cancer Center for Regenerative Medicine Institute on Aging Myology Institute Clinical Translational Science Institute

• 209 students currently enrolled • Median time to graduation 5. 0 years • Diverse geographically and culturally – 14% underrepresented minorities – 28% international – 60% non-Florida residents • >25% are currently funded by NIH training grants or fellowships

• • • • • Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Breathing Research and Therapeutics Chemosensory Science Clinical & Translation Science Gene Therapy in Burns & Trauma Hypertension Microbiology & Infectious Disease Movement Disorders & Neurorestoration Neuromuscular Plasticity Oral Biology Pain & Aging Physical, Cognitive & Mental Health in Social Context Regenerative Medicine Rehabilitation and Neuromuscular Plasticity Renal Biology Substance Abuse in Public Health Type I Diabetes and Biomedical Engineering Vision Science

Incoming Class 2018 (36 students + 4 MD/Ph. Ds) Diverse geographically and culturally • • • 33% Florida residents 37% non-Florida states from all regions of the US 35% international 16% underrepresented minority 62% women

Colleges Previously Attended by Incoming Class 2018 • • • Ball State University, IN Carthage College, WI Eastern Michigan University East Tennessee State University Fayetteville State University, NC Florida State University Georgetown University Harvard University Idaho State University Manipal University, India Nazarath College of Rochester Penn State University • • • • Southwestern Oklahoma State Stony Brook University Sun Yat-sen University, China Tufts University of Central Florida University of Georgia University of Michigan University of Missouri University of North Florida University of Pittsburg University of Puerto Rico University of Punjab, India

Students who declined our offer will be attending: Boston University Emory University Georgetown University Harvard Mount Sinai Ohio State University Penn State University of California San Diego • University of Colorado • • • University of Florida – Pharmacy /Pharmacodynamics – Microbiology & Cell Science University of Michigan University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburg University of Texas, Austin Vanderbilt University of Washington St. Louis • Yale • • •

Summary/Trends

Relative to the other programs you are considering, how did you rank our UF before and after your interview visit 90% 82% 80% Before Interview 70% After Interview 60% 50% 40% 38% 30% 38% 24% 20% 12% 10% 6% 0% First Choice Second Choice Third to Fifth

u Graduated 37 students 2017 -18 u Students have more flexibility/options • 8 concentrations of study • Fast-tracking into labs/mentors • Increase in research/training opportunities - NIH training grants - Increase in number of graduate research faculty - New research opportunities in Lake Nona u New Curriculum Path Options u Mentor/Match Celebration

• Graduation Luncheon • Student/Faculty Graduate Diversity Group • Student-run events – Translational Cell Biology Symposium (Regional) – UF Diversity Graduate Research Symposium – Distinguished Lecturer Series (Peter Walter) • New T 32 Training Grants – Chemosensory Science – Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementias

• Increase the pool of highly qualified applicants • Continue to increase diversity in our student population • Continue to focus on recruiting applicants that best fit with our research faculty and training opportunities • Identify how we can further enhance our students training environment

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