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Institution Address:
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Address 1: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Address 2: College of Pharmacy
Address 3: Rm 442
City: Memphis
State: Tennessee
Zip/Postal Code: 38163
Country: United States

Program Location:: Tennessee
Admissions Office Contact(s)::
- Name: Frank Park
  Title: PhD Program Director
  Office: 881 Madison Ave, Rm 442
  Phone (Work): 901-448-1992
  Email: fpark@uthsc.edu

Institutional Website::
- https://www.uthsc.edu/pharmacy/dps/phd.php

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Program Application Deadline
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Application Deadline
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What is your application deadline for the upcoming academic year?: March 15, 2027
Does this program use rolling admissions?: Yes

Participation
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Is your program participating in PharmGrad?: No
Link to Application: https://uthsc2027.cas.myliaison.com/applicant/login

Application Fee:: No application fee 
Application Deadline Description::
Applications are accepted from August 2026 until March 15, 2027 on a rolling basis.

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Program Description
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Program Description:
PhD Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences offers PhD training through the College of Graduate Health Sciences. Our program provides deep expertise, hands-on research experience, and the skills to tackle important challenges in drug discovery and patient care.

Choose from four research areas:

1. Therapeutic Targets & Molecular Mechanisms of Disease. Discover how disease works—and identify new ways to treat it. Investigate molecular pathways and validate therapeutic targets for cancer, neurological, metabolic, and infectious diseases.

2. Medicinal Chemistry. Design better medicines. Discover, design, synthesize, and optimize small molecules with therapeutic potential, using chemical and biological approaches to improve drug activity, selectivity, and properties.

3. Drug Discovery & Development. Move promising compounds toward new therapies. Evaluate drug candidates through integrated pharmacological, biological, and translational approaches to advance potential treatments for human disease.

4. Pharmacometrics. Use quantitative science to understand drugs. Apply mathematical and computational models to predict drug exposure, response, and variability across patients and disease states.

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Institution Information
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Is your institution public or private?: Public
Are you currently accepting applications for this program?: Yes
Program Start Term:: Fall
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Degree Requirements
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Credits Required for Degree: : 52
Required Rotations:: Research
Seminars:: Required
College-based Qualifying/Comprehensive Exam:: Required
Other Qualifying Exams or Certifications:: Not Required
Thesis/Dissertation:: Required
Additional Information about Degree Requirements::
Requirements: Health profession degree or a bachelor degree, with a grade-point average of at least 3.0 from an accredited college or university; official transcripts; letter of intent describing the applicant’s specific area of interest (200-word minimum); a combined score (verbal and quantitative) of at least 300 on the revised Graduate Record Examination and minimum score of 3.5 on the analytical writing section; a score of at least 213/79 on the computer- based/ internet-based TOEFL or evide

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Degree Information
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Delivery Method: On Campus
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Area(s) of Study:: Biochemistry, Biological Science, Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology, Cancer, Cellular Biology, Drug Delivery, Drug Development, Drug Discovery, Drug Metabolism, Immunology, Infectious Disease, Medicinal Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Molecular Science, Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, Natural Product, Neuroscience, Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacology, Pharmacometrics, Pharmacotherapy, Structural Biology, Transdermal Drug Delivery, Translational Science
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Program Statistics
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Have you previously enrolled students in this program?: Yes
Last academic year-number of matriculated students for your program:: 6
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United States: 3
International: 3

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Have you graduated your first class for this program?: Yes
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Last 5 academic years-estimated average years of study to graduation:: 5
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GRE and Other Tests
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GRE Section
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 Is the GRE required?: No

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Although the GRE is mandatory, it is highly recommended in the absence of other scientific documentation demonstrating lab productivity, such as peer-reviewed manuscripts. If the GRE is provided, the oldest consider test would be no later than 2026 and the minimum scores for Verbal Reasoning (155), Quantitative Reasoning (160), and Analytical Writing (3.5).

Are any of the following tests required for international applicants?: TOEFL or IELTS
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Letters of Recommendation
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Letters of Recommendation:
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Are letters of recommendations required by your program?: Yes
 If yes, how many letters of recommendation are required?: 3

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Letters of recommendation from faculty or staff that are directly interacting with the student is preferred, even if it is not the primary mentor/advisor.

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Other Admission Requirements
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Minimum overall GPA considered:: 3.0
Recommended overall GPA considered:: 3.5
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Requirements: Health profession degree or a bachelor degree, with a grade-point average of at least 3.0 from an accredited college or university; official transcripts; letter of intent describing the applicant’s specific area of interest (200-word minimum); a combined score (verbal and quantitative) of at least 300 on the revised Graduate Record Examination and minimum score of 3.5 on the analytical writing section; a score of at least 213/79 on the computer- based/ internet-based TOEFL or evidence of proficiency in English for students whose native language is not English; and three letters of recommendation. Deadline: March 15.

MORE INFO: uthsc.edu/pharmacy/gradprograms/index.php


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Financial Support
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Percentage of students receiving financial support:: 100
Type of financial support available:: Tuition Waiver, Stipend, Department or University Scholarship
What is the minimum financial support for eligible students apart from tuition remission?: 31,000
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Background Checks and Drug Screenings
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Is your institution participating in the PharmGrad-facilitated Criminal Background Check (CBC) Service?: We are not a participating PharmGrad program
Is your institution participating in the PharmGrad-facilitated Drug Screening Service?: We are not a participating PharmGrad program
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