Biomedical Sciences (BIMS)
Graduate ProgramDegrees Offered
Choose from master’s or doctoral degree programs, and focus on one of four different training tracks: biomedical genomics and bioinformatics; diagnostics and therapeutics; infection, immunity, and epidemiology; and physiology and developmental biology. When you join the BIMS graduate program, you also receive training in necessary skills like scientific writing, giving presentations, grant writing, scientific ethics, and data science.
Our MS NTO degree program equips students with a strong foundation in the biomedical sciences and provides an educational experience that positions students to achieve their aspirations of becoming health professionals. Most MS NTO students aim to pursue a professional program of study in one of the various fields of medicine.
Our MS Thesis Option degree program provides students with a comprehensive educational experience that integrates didactic curricular learning with immersive research training. Our students build a foundational body of knowledge and skills that prepares them to excel in a diverse array of biomedical research careers.
Our PhD degree program provides students with a comprehensive educational experience that integrates didactic curricular learning with immersive research training — building a foundational body of knowledge and skills to excel in a diverse array of biomedical research careers. Prospective trainees have the option of applying for direct admission, with specific faculty member, or to the PhD Rotation Program.
Curricular Training Tracks Aligned
With Research Emphasis Areas
A core strength of the BIMS Graduate Program is the alignment of its curricular training tracks with the VMBS research emphasis areas. The training tracks capitalize on the interdepartmental and cross-disciplinary nature of the emphasis areas, providing graduate trainees with opportunities to learn while assisting their faculty mentors with their research.
PhD Rotation Program
The Biomedical Sciences (BIMS) PhD Rotation Program augments the traditional direct admission model by providing the opportunity for motivated prospective students to enter the BIMS Graduate Program and become engaged in biomedical research training by rotating through multiple research labs over the course of one academic year prior to pairing with a faculty mentor.
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