Track in Anatomy
Earns the Ph.D. in Anatomy & Neurobiology & Certificate in Biomedical Instruction - The "Vesalius Program"
Overview: 64 Credit Ph.D. Program
Core Track Requirements: 28 Credits
Department Basic Courses: 6 Credits
Electives or Research: 32 Credits
Core Track Required Courses: 28 Credits
Medical Histology 6 Credits
Gross Anatomy 8 Credits
Medical Neuroscience 4 Credits
Vesalius Module* 6 Credits
Cell or Molecular Biology 4 Credits
*Includes Teaching in the Biomedical Sciences and 2 Credits
 Directed Teaching in the Biomedical Sciences I and II 4 Credits
Department Basic Courses Required: 6 Credits
Experimental Design & Statistics 2 Credits
Journal Club 2 Credits
Professional Development/Ethics 2 Credits
Department Seminar, Lecture, and Laboratory Courses - Electives
Offered each year
Advanced Clinical Anatomy 2 Credits
Biomedical Forensics 2 Credits
Functional Bioimaging 2 Credits
Human Reproduction and Sexuality 3 Credits
Systems Neurobiology 4 Credits
Cognitive Neuroscience 4 Credits
Methods in Neurobiology 2 Credits
Offered once every two-three years
Autism: Clinical and Neuroscience Perspectives 2 Credits
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2 Credits
Neural Development and Plasticity 2 Credits
Neurobiology of Aging 2 Credits
Neuroanatomical Basis of Neurologic Disease 2 Credits
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory 2 Credits
Neurobiology of the Visual System 2 Credits
Representative Program for Track in Anatomy
1st Year - Fall Semester
Gross Anatomy 8 Credits
Experimental Design & Statistics 2 Credits
Total 8 Credits
1st Year - Spring Semester
Medical Neuroscience 4 Credits
Teaching in the Biomedical Sciences 2 Credits
Professional Develop/Ethics 2 Credits
Journal Club 2 Credits
Total 10 Credits
2nd Year - Fall Semester
Medical Histology 6 Credits
Cell Biology 4 Credits
Total 10 Credits
2nd Year - Spring Semester
Vesalius Ð Directed Teaching I 2 Credits
Electives or Research 6 Credits
Total 8 Credits
3rd Year - Fall Semester
Vesalius- Directed Teaching II 2 Credits
Electives or Research 6 Credits
Total 8 Credits
3rd Year - Spring Semester
Electives or Research 6 Credits
4th Year - Fall Semester
Research 6 Credits
4th Year - Spring Semester
Research 4 Credits
Track in Neurobiology
Track in Anatomy & Neurobiology
Track in Anatomy
MD/PhD. Program
Master's Degree in Anatomy and Neurobiology