An advisory committee of 3 faculty members guides each student in planning course work and in selecting other basic science courses offered by the graduate school that are related to the student's research interests. A thesis subject and a research sponsor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics are chosen by the end of the first year. A qualifying examination is usually taken at the end of two years of course work. The advisory committee then follows the progress of the remainder of the student's graduate program and thesis defense. Other laboratories are located in the Leo Forchheimer Medical Sciences Building and the Belfer Educational Center for Health Sciences.
Laboratories provide all the instrumentation required for modern research in biological sciences.
The centralized facilities of the College of Medicine include libraries, a computer center, an animal institute, and a bioinstrument center. The Sue Golding Graduate Division of Medical Sciences awards stipends to qualified students. Comparable financial aid for noncitizens is usually available in the absence of other means of support. Cost of Study Academic costs are covered for nearly all graduate students, as explained above. The Max and Evelynne Low Residence Hall has furnished and unfurnished apartments in three 27-story towers located opposite the medical school.