Programs in the Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology are focused on hypertension, gastrointestinal disease, asthma, cardiac failure, vasospasm, and ischemia as well as premature birth. The University of Nevada School of Medicine is a thriving and exciting place to study. These include two semesters of biology, two semesters of physics, one semester of calculus, four semesters of chemistry including two semesters of organic chemistry. Students lacking one or more of the above courses, but who otherwise meet the requirements may be admitted with the understanding that deficiencies will be rectified at an early date. Twenty-eight credits of dissertation work plus a core curriculum of required courses and the opportunity for a variety of elective courses form the essential elements of the program.
Considerable flexibility is built into the program to accommodate the needs of the students.
The core curriculum provides the intellectual framework for a successful career in biomedical research and consists of courses in pharmacology, physiology, molecular biology, genetics colloquia, seminars, and three laboratory rotations. New graduate students, in consultation with the program director, choose the laboratories in which they would like to study. Rotations are completed during the first year. The laboratory rotations provide the student with the foundation of information which can be used for choosing a career path. Additional Program Requirements Students new in the program participate in a research rotation experience during their first year in the program.