Academic Programs  

The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) at the University of Massachusetts Medical School encompasses two divisions:

  1. Basic & Biomedical Sciences 
  2. Clinical & Translational Sciences

The PhD programs within the GSBS train students in their selected specialty area and emphasize a broad background in the basic medical sciences, in preparation for research with direct relevance to human disease. 

Graduates are equipped to collaborate with scientists and physicians involved in basic research and clinical investigations and are prepared for careers as researchers in schools of the health professions, government or in the biotechnology industry.


Basic & Biomedical Sciences Division 
Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology 
Cancer Biology 
Cell Biology 
Cellular & Molecular Physiology 
Immunology & Virology 
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program 
Molecular Genetics & Microbiology 
Neuroscience 


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Biomedical Engineering Division
Biomedical Engineering & Medical Physics 
(jointly with Worcester Polytechnic Institute)   
 

Clinical & Population Health Research Division
Clinical & Population Health Research

Master's Degree  in Clinical Investigation
Master's Degree in Clinical Investigation

MD/PhD 
MD/PhD Program  


Millenium MD/PhD Program