The Graduate School provides funds to assist in defraying costs of doctoral students' research and travel to national scientific meetings. A special allocation from the New Jersey Department of Higher Education is available for students from ethnic minority groups who require financial assistance. Modest fees are charged for such items as compulsory health insurance and membership in the Graduate Student Association. Campus parking facilities are available. About 130 students, approximately 40 percent women, are enrolled for work leading to the Ph.D. degree in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
Students enter the programs at both the baccalaureate and postbaccalaureate levels.
Location The New Jersey Medical School division of the Graduate School is centrally located in Newark, a city of nearly 400,000 people within convenient traveling distance of New York City. Many cultural and sports activities are offered in the metropolitan area. The New Jersey seashore and the mountainous country of western New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, and New York are easily accessible and provide numerous year-round recreational opportunities. The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey is a state institution under the administration of a Board of Trustees appointed by the governor. The Newark Division is housed in the modern Medical Science Building, along with the medical and dental schools.