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Mission Statement

The mission of the Western University of Health Sciences Graduate College of Biomedical Sciences is: "To provide fundamental principles and training in the development of highly skilled and caring biomedical researchers."

Goals

The major philosophy of the MS-BS program is to provide students with a strong research focus and training that enables them to enter a variety of careers in academia, the pharmaceutical industry, or public/private research institutions. Students will experience small classes that provide a mixture of lecture and participatory group discussions. This educational process will develop both an understanding of up-to-date information and the ability of students to utilize that information within a laboratory research environment.

The program emphasizes research in the Biomedical Sciences. A minimum of 40 semester credit hours is required for completion of the MS-BS program. This is comprised of 28 hours of course work that includes core and elective courses and 12 hours of Research Rotations, Directed Readings and/or Thesis credit. Courses, laboratory experiences, research and thesis activities direct students towards learning to utilize laboratory equipment, gaining problem solving skills, and creating and executing experimental designs. In addition, students are instructed in data analysis, presentation of abstracts, preparation of manuscripts for publication, and an oral defense of a written thesis.