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Graduate studies offer variety
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Graduate programs in the health sciences are offered at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha, Nebraska. Degrees are available in eleven Master's programs and ten Ph.D. programs.
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Environmental Health, Occupational Health & Toxicology (M.S., Ph.D.)
Common entry program:
- Biomedical Research Training Program The Biomedical Research Training Program (BRTP) serves as a common entry with a core curriculum for Ph.D. study in the following departments/programs: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Cancer Research; Cellular & Integrative Physiology; Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy; Pathology and Microbiology; and Pharmacology. Ph.D. study is also available in research laboratories in the Departments of Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology, and Surgery. Over 100 faculty laboratories are accessible through this training program.
About UNMC
UNMC is a modern, academic health center consisting of four professional colleges - Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy -Munroe-Meyer Institute, and Eppley Cancer Center, in addition to the Graduate Studies program. Nebraska Medical Center is the primary clinical teaching site for UNMC.
The Durham Research Center , which opened in 2003, is a 10-level, 289,000 gross-square-foot building which has enabled UNMC to enhance its research in a number of areas, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, neurosciences, transplantation biology, genetics and eye research.
Other research areas at UNMC include toxicology, pharmacology, pharmaceutical sciences, immunology, virology and bioterrorism.
More than 500 graduate students are enrolled at UNMC, approximately half in Ph.D. programs. Most full-time Ph.D. students receive some type of financial support, i.e., tuition remission and/or assistantship or fellowship.
Some Ph.D. students participate in the joint M.D./Ph.D. Scholars program, and others may work toward the same two degrees by separate admission processes.
About Omaha
Omaha is the largest metropolitan area in Nebraska with an SMSA population of about 700,000.  The city offers many cultural and recreational activities, e.g., the Omaha Symphony, Omaha Community Playhouse, Joslyn Museum, and Henry Doorly Zoo. The cost of living in Omaha is one of the most reasonable in the U.S.
For additional information contact:
Office of the Dean for Graduate Studies
University of Nebraska Medical Center
987810 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-7810
Phone: 402-559-6531 or 1-800-626-8431
FAX: 402-559-7845
email: UNMCGraduateStudies@unmc.edu |
