U MDNJ is the only medical school system in New Jersey. The school encourages cooperative study with other institutions of higher learning, as well as with private and corporate research organizations, thereby maximizing opportunities to utilize New Jersey's vast resources in the biomedical sciences. There are also core curricula in Molecular and Cell Biology, Biotechnology and Biophysical Chemistry that are offered in conjunction with Rutgers University Graduate School. The Graduate School consist of graduate programs in physical, chemical and biological sciences as well as in mathematics, computer science and engineering. A ll students accepted to the GSBS graduate programs receive a fellowship for the first year and assistant ships in subsequent years.
Students find housing in furnished and unfurnished apartments available throughout the area.
Cafeteria facilities are available at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and various dining halls throughout the Rutgers campus. A major complex of computer facilities includes the Center for Computer and Information Services which provides powerful computing capabilities for advanced research laboratories. A bachelor's degree or its equivalent, with a least a B average is required for admission. Applications received after that date will be considered only as space and funding allow. All completed applications will be considered by the Interdisciplinary Joint Graduate Admissions Committee in the Molecular BioSciences except for the Graduate Programs in Biomedical Engineering, and Physiology and Neurobiology who consider their applicants independently.