The Biomedical Scientists Training Program (BSTP) is the major graduate admission program at Case Western Reserve University Medical School. Many staff members from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation have faculty appointments at Case Western Reserve University Medical School and are active participants in this program. Thirteen departments and training programs in the Medical School participate in this program: Anatomy; Biochemistry; Biology; Cell Biology; Developmental Biology; Environmental Health Sciences; Molecular Biology and Microbiology; Molecular Virology; Molecular and Cellular Basis of Disease and Immunology; Molecular, Developmental, and Human Genetics; Neurosciences ; Neurosciences and Bio-engineering; Nutritional Sciences; and Pharmacological Sciences. Several of these, including Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, and Molecular Virology, are training programs, which do not have a home department, but rather extend through multiple departments. BSTP has a centralized recruitment and admission process and all students have specific core curriculum requirements. Students participate in multiple laboratory rotations during the first year, after which they choose a laboratory for their dissertation research. At that time, they become students in the department in which their mentor has an appointment. Specific course requirements, the format and timing of the Qualifying Exam, and the composition of the thesis committee may differ among departmental programs. Several departments, including Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology and Microbiology, admit students directly in their own Ph.D. and M.S. programs, in addition to participating in the BSTP program. These admissions programs may have separate admissions requirements and training grants.
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