Anatomy (ANAT)
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PATRICIA J. McLAUGHLIN, Director, Anatomy Graduate Program
College of Medicine
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, PA 17033
717-531-6414
Degrees Conferred: Ph.D., M.S.
The Graduate Faculty
David A. Antonetti, Ph.D. (Penn State) Associate Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Alistair J. Barber, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Cheston M. Berlin, M.D. (Harvard) Professor of Pediatrics
James R. Connor, Ph.D. (California, Berkeley) Professor of Neurosurgery
H. Paul Ehrlich, Ph.D. Professor of Surgery
Loren A. Evey, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Neural and Behavioral Sciences
Alphonse E. Leure-duPree, Ph.D. (London) Professor of Neural and Behavioral Sciences
David X. Liu, Ph.D. (CUNY) Assistant Professor of Neural and Behavioral Sciences
Patricia McLaughlin, D.Ed. (Penn State) Professor of Neural and Behavioral Sciences
Christopher Niyibizi, Ph.D. (McGill, Montreal) Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Thomas J. Perrault, Ph.D. (Wake Forest) Assistant Professor of Neural and Behavioral Sciences
David S. Phelps, Ph.D. (Temple) Professor of Pediatrics
Joseph W. Sassani, M.D. (Thomas Jefferson) Professor of Ophthalmology
Ian S. Zagon, Ph.D. (Colorado) Professor of Neural and Behavioral Sciences
The graduate program emphasizes the general areas of gross anatomy, history,
histology/cytology, neuroanatomy/neurophysiology, or appropriate combinations
of these areas. Approaches offered include morphological (descriptive, comparative,
developmental), functional (physiological, chemical), and experimental.
Admission Requirements
Scores from the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), or from a comparable substitute
examination accepted by a graduate program and authorized by the dean of the
Graduate School, are required for admission. At the discretion of a graduate
program, a student may be admitted provisionally for graduate study in a program
without these scores. Requirements listed here are in addition to general Graduate
School requirements stated in the GENERAL
INFORMATION section of the Graduate Bulletin.
A bachelor's degree reflecting a reasonable background in zoology, biology,
mathematics, or chemistry is required. Students with a 3.00 junior/senior average
and with appropriate course backgrounds will be considered for admission. The
best-qualified applicants will be accepted up to the number of spaces that are
available for new students. Exceptions to the minimum 3.00 grade-point average
may be made for students with special backgrounds, abilities, and interests.
Applicants must provide complete transcripts and three letters of recommendation.
A personal interview is desirable.
Doctoral Degree Requirements
Students must earn a total of at least 35 didactic credits; there are ten required courses, including ANAT 503, ANAT 505, ANAT 506, ANAT 512, ANAT 590, ANAT 602, BMS 501, BMS 502, HES 515 (or equivalent course), IBIOS 591, NEURO 511, and NEURO 530 plus an additional 6 credits in elective courses. Course work must be completed with an overall grade-point average of 3.0 or better. A grade of B(-) or better is required in ANAT 503, ANAT 505, ANAT 506, ANAT 512, and NEURO 511. Each student also must serve as a teaching assistant in SBMP 715 for one semester. In addition, a student must satisfactorily complete the following: (a) candidacy examination, (b) comprehensive examination, and (c) written and oral defense of thesis. Students must demonstrate competency in the English language. Attendance and participation in college-wide seminars, colloquium, and/or journal clubs is highly recommended.
Other Relevant Information
This program is offered only through the College of Medicine at the Penn State
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
Student Aid
Graduate assistantships and other forms of student aid are described in the
STUDENT AID
section of the Graduate Bulletin.
Graduate courses carry numbers from 500 to 599 and 800 to 899. Advanced undergraduate courses numbered between 400 and 499 may be used to meet some graduate degree requirements when taken by graduate students. Courses below the 400 level may not. A graduate student may register for or audit these courses in order to make up deficiencies or to fill in gaps in previous education but not to meet requirements for an advanced degree.
ANATOMY
(ANAT) course list
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DATE LAST REVIEWED BY PUBLICATIONS: 02/01/07
Last Revised by the Department: Fall Semester 2007
Blue Sheet Item #: 35-07-425
Review Date: 6/12/07