Anatomy Track

Leading to the PhD in Anatomy & Neurobiology (also earns the Certificate in Biomedical Instruction through our nationally recognized Vesalius Program)

In addition to a dissertation research project, this doctoral program emphasizes formal training and mentored practical experience in teaching as part of our Vesalius Program. This program is designed to emphasize instruction and training in the subjects and skills needed by future faculty members who expect teaching to be a major component of their career.

Overview: 64-credit PhD program

• Core Track requirements: 24–28 credits
• Department basic courses: 6 credits
• Electives or research: 32–34 credits

Core Track Required Courses: 28 credits

• Medical Histology (6 cr)
• Gross Anatomy (8 cr)
• Medical Neuroscience (4 cr)
• Vesalius Module* (6 cr)
• Cell, Molecular Biology or Biochemistry (4 cr)

*Includes Teaching in the Biomedical Sciences (2 credits), Introduction to the Neurobiology of Education (2 credits), structured teaching practicum (2 credits), and a mentored teaching practicum (2–4 credits).

Department Basic Courses Required: 6 credits

• Experimental Design and Statistics (2 cr)
• Journal Club (2 cr)
• Professional Skills for Students in the Biomedical Sciences (2 cr)

Department Seminar, Lecture, and Laboratory Courses—Electives

Offered each year

• Advanced Clinical Anatomy (2 cr)
• Biomedical Forensics (2 cr)
• Functional Bioimaging (2 cr)
• Systems Neurobiology (4 cr)
• Cognitive Neuroscience (4 cr)
• Methods in Neuroscience (2 cr)
• Methods of Functional Imaging of the Brain (2 cr)
• Introduction to the Neurobiology of Education (2 cr)

Offered once every two or three years

• Autism: Clinical and Neuroscience Perspectives (2 cr)
• Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (2 cr)
• Neural Development and Plasticity (2 cr)
• Neurobiology of Aging (2 cr)
• Neuroanatomical Basis of Neurologic Disease (2 cr)
• Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (2 cr)
• Neurobiology of the Visual System (2 cr)