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New Master's Program is Just What the Doctor Ordered
12/02/2005
A one-year masterÕs program in physiology could be just what college graduates need to strengthen their academic credentials in preparation for application to U.S. medical schools. The new curriculum has been approved for the Master's (MS) Degree awarded by the department of molecular and cellular physiology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
Unveiling the new program today, Chip Montrose, PhD, professor and chairman, said ÒThe program exposes students to the rigors and excitement of medical school coursework, and hot topics of biomedical research that drive medical discovery.Ó
Robert Banks, PhD, professor of molecular and cellular physiology, explained "Students in the program get a side-by-side comparison with first-year medical students, as they are enrolled in medical physiology and in medical biochemistry Ñ among the top predictors of success in medical school."
During the spring quarter, students are enrolled in graduate courses and then during the summer quarter write a thesis that reviews a current topic of significance in medical physiology. Completion of this "gap-year" or "special master's" program (SMP) provides credentials that allow direct comparison of the physiology graduates with current medical school students, an important and unusual milestone during application to medical schools.
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