Functional Anatomy and Evolution, PhD at Johns Hopkins University

The FAE graduate program offers a Ph.D. in Functional Anatomy and Evolution and provides individualized support by world-leading professors for each student in a close-knit department with an excellent faculty-to-student ratio. Our primary focuses are independent research and teaching human gross anatomy, with research areas covered by faculty and students that range from vertebrate fossils to primates to recent humans.

Faculty: School of Medicine  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Baltimore, MD, United States

What you will study

Resident graduate students should be registered as full- time to receive the full five-year funding. Students must fulfill an ethics requirement by completing the Introduction to Responsible Conduct of Research course in year 1 (listed below).

Career pathways

Produce a dissertation that demonstrates original, meaningful, and publishable contributions to the anatomical sciences or anatomy education. Exhibit the scholarly independence, methodological expertise, and teaching competencies required for careers as faculty, researchers, anatomical educators, or scientific leaders.

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