School of Medicine

Departmental E-mail:  gradiusm@iupui.edu

Departmental URL: medicine.iu.edu/graduate-degrees/phd/indianapolis

(Please note that when conferring University Graduate School degrees, minors, certificates, and sub-plans, The University Graduate School’s staff use those requirements contained only in The University Graduate School Bulletin.)

Curriculum

Curriculum
Courses

Programs Offered

• IU School of Medicine Biomedical Gateway Program (doctoral admissions and gateway program)
• Business of Biomedical Science PhD Minor
• Policy Analysis for Biomedical Science PhD Minor

IU School of Medicine Biomedical Gateway (IMBG) Program

Overview

The Indiana University School of Medicine BioMedical Gateway (IBMG) Program for Ph.D. study is the first year of study in the PhD program at Indiana University. As part of the student’s enrollment, the student will take part in research and course work as part of the IBMG Program and is considered full-time. The curriculum for this experience is built around foundational courses leading to a choice of modular electives that match the student’s research interest, a variety of laboratory research experiences, and strong support and mentoring.  The following programs participate in the IBMG Program:

• Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Physiology (Translational Biomedical Research Track)
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Medical and Molecular Genetics
• Medical Neuroscience
• Microbiology and Immunology
• Musculoskeletal Health
• Pathology
• Pharmacology
• Toxicology

The IBMG Program serves as an open enrollment admissions program for our nine biomedical science programs. For more information on the application process and admissions criteria, contact the IBMG Program for PhD Study at biomed@iupui.edu or find out more information at medicine.iu.edu/education/graduate-degrees/phd.     

Program Requirements

As a first year IBMG Program student, students take a shared curriculum with core first semester components, core required courses in the second and third semester, and many options to focus your studies in the second semester.  During this time, emphasis is placed on the advising and mentoring of all first year students. Faculty mentors are advised and strongly encouraged to document their participation in the NIH NRMN-based IUSM workshop “Unlocking Your Inner Mentor” or the program offered by the IU Indianapolis Mentoring Center

At the end of the first year, laboratory assignments will be made and you will then join the biomedical science Ph.D. degree program of your choosing.  After choosing your program, you will then be responsible to complete the requirements listed in this Bulletin for your chosen program.  Students will then each conduct an individual research project and complete the requirements of their respective degree programs.

For more information on the courses that are available as part of the program, visit the IU School of Medicine website at http://grad.medicine.iu.edu. 

Business of Biomedical Science PhD Minor

Students are not currently being admitted to this program

Overview

The Business of Biomedical Sciences minor allows our trainees to be highly competitive for the careers in the 21st century biomedical workforce that require doctoral education. We take advantage of the existing structure of the IBMG Program for PhD study for the minor.  The ten (10) credit hour “Business of Life Sciences” minor requires that students utilize existing courses in the Schools of Business, Law and Medicine. These courses are listed below in the doctoral minor plan of study. 

Admissions

To be admitted to the Ph.D. minor in Business of Biomedical Sciences, you must be a currently enrolled doctoral student in good academic standing in any IU or IU Indianapolis school. Students in any IU school or department are also welcome to apply.

Students who would like to apply to the Ph.D. minor in the Business of Biomedical Sciences, must submit via email to the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies and minor contact for this minor, the following:

• Documentation of the approval of the student’s pursuit of this minor by his/her PI and advisory committee.
• A one-page personal statement explaining the student’s reason for pursuing this minor, including the relevance of the minor to their program and goals

Accepted students will be notified promptly via email by the minor contact.

Course Requirements

Required Courses (8 credits total):

• GRDM-G791 – Internship in Biomedical Science (2 cr.)
• BUS-X518 – Global Trends and Events (1.5 cr.)
• BUS-X519 – Business of Life Sciences (1.5 cr.)
• BUS-W511 – Venture Strategies (3 cr.)

Choose one of the following courses (2 credits total):

[Note: these four courses are normally offered for 2 or 3 credit hours.  Students should register for 2 credits.]

• LAW-D/N 693 – Life Sciences Compliance Law (2  cr.)
• LAW-D/N 698 – Intellectual Property of Pharmaceutical Products and Medical Devices (2 cr.)
• LAW-D/N 635 – Drug Innovation and Competition Law (2 cr.)
• LAW-D/N 838 – Bioethics and Law (2 cr.)

Note that a minimum grade of B (3.0) is required in each course that is to count toward the minor. If a minimum of B (3.0) is not earned in a course, that course must be retaken. A course may only be retaken once. Students who fail to achieve the minimum grade of B (3.0) the second time they take a course will not be able to earn the Ph.D. minor.

The Ph.D minor in Business of Biomedical Science does not require a Qualifying Exam

Policy Analysis for Biomedical Science PhD Minor

Overview

The doctoral minor in policy analysis for biomedical science is a 12 credit hour minor designed to provide Ph.D. students in the IU School of Medicine Graduate Division and any program throughout IU the opportunity to learn more about the fundamentals of policy analysis for those individuals pursuing a career in science policy (policy development, advocacy, and lobbying, for example).  This program blends classroom learning opportunities offered by the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) and a practicum that allows students to integrate this knowledge with their scientific training into a science policy context.

Admissions

To be admitted to the Ph.D. minor in Policy Analysis for Biomedical Sciences, you must be a currently enrolled doctoral student in good academic standing in any IU or IU Indianapolis school.

Students who would like to apply to the Ph.D. minor in Policy Analysis for Biomedical Sciences must submit an email to the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, and contact for this minor, the following:

• Documentation of the approval of the student’s pursuit of this minor by his/her PI and advisory committee
• A one-page personal statement explaining the student’s reason for pursuing this minor, including the relevance of the minor to their program and goals

Accepted students will be notified promptly via email by the minor contact.

Course Requirements

Required Courses (6 credits total):

• SPEA-V512 – Public Policy Process
• SPEA-V663 – Policy Analysis

Choose one of the following courses (3 credits total):

• SPEA-V507 – Data Analysis and Modeling for Public Affairs
  SPEA-V562 – Public Program Evaluation
• SPEA-V654 – Public Program Management and Contracting

Required Practicum (3 credits total):

• GRDM-G792 – Practicum for Biomedical Sciences

A minimum of B (3.0) is required in each course that is to count toward the minor. If a minimum of B (3.0) is not earned in a course, that course must be retaken. A course may be retaken only once. Students who fail to achieve the minimum grade of B (3.0) the second time they take a course, will not be able to earn this Ph.D. minor.

The Ph.D minor Policy Analysis for Biomedical Sciences does not require a Qualifying Exam