Many investigators have cooperative working research arrangements with other major research facilities in the state, the nation, and overseas. Research by the faculty is supported by grants from several different National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, pharmaceutical corporations, and private foundations. Students are encouraged to present their research results at national meetings. In-state resident tuition, fees, and other expenses are paid by the graduate fellows at prevailing rates. The program precludes a student holding part-time employment outside the department.
Spouses usually can secure employment in the Greenville area.
The Department of Pharmacology has approximately 8 students in various stages of training. These students come from many different geographical locations within the United States as well as from other countries. Total graduate enrollment in the basic sciences within the School of Medicine is approximately 50 students. The small numbers of students and the collegial atmosphere provide for individualization of curricula and training and easy access to faculty members and support facilities. Greenville is a rapidly growing municipality, established in 1774 as a regional trade center, and has evolved into a thriving university town with a mixture of light industry and agriculture.