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Maybe
you realized it even before you started thinking about
graduate school ...
Or
maybe it wasn't until you began to narrow your choices
...
But
at some point you knew that size and location were important.
You will have
a chance, during an onsite interview, to meet with a selection
of faculty members and graduate students in the BMS PhD
Program. It's a two-way meeting. You will want to convince
them
that you are worth a sizeable investment of time, training
and money; and you want to assure yourself
that what they have to offer really suits your needs.
Until then,
exploit the web to get a feel for what is here. Make comparisons.
Write down questions for later, or e-mail them to us now.
The
program
The Biomedical
Sciences PhD Program is the oldest interdisciplinary program
in the health sciences in Ohio. The program's success
demonstrates that it is "large enough" for you
to be thoroughly trained in cutting-edge methodologies.
The necessary expertise, instrumentation and opportunites
are here. But the BMS Program is also "small enough"
— You will be trained one-on-one to master sophisticated
equipment, experimental methods and current theory. You
will personally contribute to grant proposals and author
your own papers; you're not just a name at the bottom
of a list. You will work directly with the primary investigator,
your mentor.
The BMS Program
is also "interdisciplinary" - meaning faculty
from a number of departments participate. At Wright State,
the labs and equipment are house near each other, too.
This is an advantage of the program being an integral
part of a relatively young university. Many acres of land
were set aside at the beginning for long-term growth.
There has never been a "sleepy" period, either.
You benefit from this, of course . . . .
Physical proximity generates a truly collegial atmosphere.
An "open door policy" only brings about cooperation
when the labs are near each other.
You really can
walk from place to place in a few minutes. A complete
system of tunnels connects the buildings underground,
too.
Seminars "outside" your area of concentration
are truly accessible.
All
of this —
along with the multidisciplinary curriculum of the first
year — enhances the feeling that boundaries between
labs, departments, or areas of concentration "don't
really matter." Paradoxically, this is true even
when you choose to spend time at only one lab bench
as your research intensifies.
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