The objective of the Biomedical Communications Graduate Program is to help students develop the ability to solve problems related to the communication of biomedical information. The program offers students the opportunity to develop their skills as medical illustrators within the health-care system.
Training is accomplished in an active medical center environment.
The Department of Biomedical Communications academic program is operated as an academic department of Southwestern Allied Health Sciences School and a graduate program within Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Classrooms, equipment, and student work space are located at the Exchange Park campus and provide an excellent work and study environment. Requirements for Admission Applicants to the program must have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.0. They also must achieve a combined score of at least 1,000 on the verbal and quantitative sections of the Graduate Record Examination. It is recommended that applicants have an undergraduate major in applied art and design, commercial art, or fine art, with a minor in biology or premedical sciences.