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PhD Comparative and Experimental Medicine at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States

Programme overview

Intercollegiate doctoral program with a comparative approach to biomedical science, especially useful for individuals with professional medical degrees; an accelerated dual DVM-PhD route exists for exceptional UT veterinary students.

Faculty: College of Veterinary Medicine  |  Department: Intercollegiate Comparative and Experimental Medicine  |  Duration: 72 graduate credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree, or 48 beyond a master's or professional degree (MD, DDS, DVM)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Required courses include CEM 600 Doctoral Research and Dissertation (24 credit hours), CEM 504 Descriptive and Applied Epidemiology and CEM 541 Cellular and Molecular Basis of Disease.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum GPA of 3.00 (4.00 scale); three letters of recommendation; applicants are generally expected to hold a professional degree in a medical science (MD, DDS, DVM or equivalent) or a master's degree in a biomedical science; applicants with only a bachelor's degree need a strong physical and biological sciences background.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

International graduate applicants on F and J visas: Fall online submission April 15 and file completion May 15; Spring June 15 and October 1; Summer October 15 and February 15. Departmental deadlines may be earlier.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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