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Submission Number: 59
Submission ID: 59
Submission UUID: 16895525-562d-44f8-9f80-bd1a266d172c
Submission URI: /publishedsurvey

Created: Mon, 03/09/2020 - 07:12
Completed: Tue, 07/30/2024 - 17:00
Changed: Tue, 08/06/2024 - 11:48

Remote IP address: 229.3.12.31
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
Submitted to: Published Survey

Contact Information

2409 University Ave
Stop A1900
Austin
Texas
78613
United States
Texas
  • Name: Giovanna D'Ambra
    Title: TS PhD Program Coordinator
    Office: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    Phone (Work): 210-567-8094
    Email: dambra@uthscsa.edu
  • Name: Katie Traughber
    Title: Administrative Manager & Graduate Program Coordinator
    Office: Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin
    Phone (Work): 512-471-6590
    Email: PGSGradStudies@austin.utexas.edu
Yes

Program Application Deadline

November 01, 2024
No
$0
Yes

Program Description

The Translational Science Ph.D. program is a joint program between  UT Health San Antonio, UT San Antonio, UT Austin, and UT Health Houston School of Public Health. 

This collaboration of four universities to offer a single joint doctoral degree is unique in the UT System. The program is designed to use the existing resources and expertise in specific key areas of each university to offer a strong, diverse, and competitive doctoral program.

The program  prepares the next generation of scientists to lead the multi-disciplinary biomedical research teams of the future in increasingly complex research environments. These scientists advance knowledge toward the goal of translating basic biomedical scientific discoveries into strategies that will improve healthcare delivery, patient outcomes, and community health.
Yes

Institution Information

Public
Yes
Fall
  • UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
  • The University of Texas at San Antonio
  • The University of Texas School of Public Health
Yes

Degree Requirements

72
Research
Varies
Required
Not Required
Required
Yes

Degree Information

On Campus
Translational Science
TS PhD program also offers a Data Science track defined as 12 semester credit hours, which are counted towards the 72 hours of graduate coursework required to complete the program.
Yes

Program Statistics

Yes
8
Last academic year-country of origin of the accepted students:
5
3
3.6
Yes
Last academic year-graduates job placement:
4
1
2
2
3.9
Yes

GRE and Other Tests

No
TOEFL or IELTS
Yes

Letters of Recommendation

Yes
3
Applicants must provide three (3) letters of recommendation from faculty or other individuals who are familiar with and can provide information about the applicant’s academic, research, and/or professional abilities and performance. In addition, letters of recommendation should provide an assessment of the applicant’s potential to succeed in a doctoral program and develop into an independent research investigator.
Yes

Other Admission Requirements

3.00
3.50
Advanced Degree: Eligible applicants must demonstrate at least one of the following advanced degrees: 
1. Completion of an advanced  Professional Degree (e.g., M.D., DO, D.D.S., MSN, Pharm.D.)
2. Completion of a Master’s or Doctoral Degree in a health-related, science, public health or social science discipline
3. Enrollment as a M.D./Ph.D. student with successful completion of the two-year pre-clinical curriculum. Enrollment/Graduation must be from an accredited college or university in the United States or proof of equivalent training at a foreign institution.
4. Enrollment in any of the degree programs listed above with the intent to graduate prior to the semester for which the application is being made

Prior research or related experience

Documentation of potential for success in the degree program and as a translational science professional
Yes

Financial Support

60
Tuition Waiver, Stipend, Research Assistantship, Teaching Assistantship, Department or University Scholarship
N/A
This is a multi-institutional program. Financial support data only reflects students whose home institution was UT Austin.
Yes

Background Checks and Drug Screenings

We are not a participating PharmGrad program
We are not a participating PharmGrad program
Yes