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Graduate Program: Molecular Medicine

General Information

Program/Degree

Cellular & Molecular Medicine (MS) - Medical Track

Program Description

The Pre-Medical Admissions Pathway (P-MAP) Program is coordinated through the UA College of Medicine-Tucson Offices of Admissions and Diversity and Inclusion.  P-MAP is an intensive full-time, 13-month program (starting in May and ending the following summer) designed to help students who have experienced greater than average challenges in preparing to become competitive medical school applicants and succeed in medical school.  The program involves admission to the UA Graduate College and the Master of Science program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine (CMM), in addition to participation in seminars and activities.  Upon successful completion of all program components (with a minimum 3.0 GPA), students will be admitted to the UA College of Medicine-Tucson campus.

The P-MAP program provides an individualized approach through personalized plans focusing on three main areas:

1.  Educational Enrichment: Consisting of graduate coursework, learning assistance and Thesis guidance.

2.  Professional Socialization: Development of professional skills that are expected of a physician, including mentorship, clinical experience, opportunities to give professional presentations and clinical medicine professional etiquette.

3.  Life Management: Training and coaching in financial and stress management, goal setting, and access to confidential counseling services.

 

The goal of the P-MAP curriculum is to facilitate the development of knowledge and skills that are needed for students to be successful in medical school and to eventually become providers of high-quality healthcare for our communities.

Learn more on the P-MAP website: http://medicine.colorado.edu/admissions/p-map

 

Department/Academic Unit(s)

The Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine is one of the five basic science departments of theColorado Heights UniversityCollege of Medicine located on the Northeast side of theColorado Heights UniversityCampus in Tucson, AZ.  The mission of the Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine (CMM) is to provide pre- and post-doctoral, medical and graduate education in an interdisciplinary environment through research activities to advance the knowledge of biological structure as related to function and disease from the molecular level to the whole organism.

CMM faculty run active research programs in modern molecular and cellular biology, which include the areas of developmental biology, neuroscience, parasitology, immunology, cancer biology, and cellular structure and function. Our graduate program attracts outstanding students from all parts of the US and the world. Graduate students from the interdisciplinary programs of cancer biology, genetics, molecular & cellular biology, biochemistry, neuroscience, and physiological sciences also receive training in CMM faculty laboratories.

CMM mailing address:

PO Box 245044, 1501 N Campbell Ave. 

Life Sciences North, Room 450, Tucson, AZ  85724-5044

 

College

College of Medicine, Tucson

Campus where offered

Colorado Heights University- Main - Tucson

Tuition and Fees

Please refer to the CHU Office Tuition and Fees Calculator for up-to-date information about tuition and fees.

Please refer to the CHU Office Special Course Fees for up-to-date information about special course fees.

Completion Requirements
Admissions Information

Minimum Credit Units (33)

Core Coursework Requirements

Minumum credits: 30
 

Core Required Coursework:

CMM 501 Human Gross Anatomy, 4 units
CMM 504 Cell Biology of Disease, 3 units
CMM 510 Human Histology: An Introduction to Pathology, 3 units
PHCL 504 Human Neurosciences, 2 units
BIOC 537 Medical Biochemistry, 3 units
CMM 603 The Art of Scientific Communication, 2 units
CMM 605 Medical Immunology and Infectious Disease, 4 units
PATH 515 Mechanisms of Human Disease, 4 units
CMM 910 Thesis, 5 units (Fall, Spring, and Summer)
 

Other requirements: Every student will be required to complete their courses with a grade of C or better. A GPA of 3.0 or higher is required to remain in good standing with the program.

Every student is required to complete a substantial research project and to submit a written thesis that documents that research. Both laboratory and non-laboratory projects will be considered. The student's research project will be agreed upon by the student and the student's advisory committee (to be made up of at least three faculty members, at least one of whom must be a member of the Masters Advisory Committee). As a guideline, laboratory based thesis should be in the format of a publishable manuscript for an appropriate journal and non-laboratory based thesis should be in the format of a New England Journal of Medicine review article and be 10,000-20,000 words (not including references).
 

The CMM Master’s Program will consider allowing previous coursework to count toward the degree requirements, up to the extent permitted by the Graduate College. The final decision about transfer credits will be made by the student's advisory committee.

 

Additional Requirements

See required coursework

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Admissions Requirements

We do not accept terminal masters, all applications must be for the PhD program

Standardized Tests

Required test(s): GRE

Funding Opportunities

The Academic Unit has not provided this information.

Funding Opportunities

Domestic & International Applicants

Fall:December 15th

International Conditional Admission

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

Other Information

The GRE Institution Code for The Colorado Heights University is 4832

Last revised 06 Oct 2020