Maryland

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Neuroscience Training Program

Contacts:

Rita G. Ragan
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Department of Neuroscience
Neuroscience Training Program
725 N. Wolfe St.
Baltimore MD 21205

Telephone: (410) 955-7947
Fax: (410) 955-3623

E-Mail: rgragan@jhmi.edu
WWW: http://www.neuroscience.jhu.edu

Program Established: 1985

Number of Faculty Spring: 91
Number of Students Spring: 90

U.S. Citizens: 57%
Female: 38%
U.S. Underrepresented Minorities: 4%
Asian or Pacific Islander: 12%
Black (not Hispanic): 3%
Hispanic: 1%

Number of Graduates in the Last Five Years: 60
Average Number of Years to Complete the Program: 45

Program Description: The Neuroscience Training Program at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine includes over eighty faculty members in the Departments of Neuroscience, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Biological Chemistry, Physiology, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Ophthalmology, Neurology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medicine, Otolaryngology, and Pathology. The Training Program addresses the broad areas encompassed by modern neuroscience. The purpose of the Program is to train doctoral students for independent research and teaching in neuroscience. It is the goal of the Program to ensure that candidates for the Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D. degrees obtain a background covering molecular/cellular and systems/cognitive approaches to neuroscience, as well as receive training that brings them to the forefront of research in their particular area of interest. A series of core courses in neuroscience, along with advanced electives seminar series, laboratory rotations and original independent dissertation research form the Neuroscience Graduate Training Program.

The Neuroscience Training Program and the Neuroscience Department are among the oldest in the United States and date back to 1980. The faculty of the Neuroscience Training Program have trained about 250 Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D. students and 500 postdoctoral fellows over the past ten years. All doctoral candidates receive full tuition remission and a stipend. Currently, about 90 doctoral candidates and 150 postdoctoral fellows work in the laboratories of faculty in the Neuroscience Program.

Admission Requirements: Applicants should have a B.S. or B.A. with a major in any of the Biological or Physical sciences (Biological Psychology, Mathematics or Computer Science are all OK). Recommended course requirements for entry into the Program are mathematics through calculus, general physics, general biology, general chemistry, and organic chemistry. Laboratory research experience is desirable. Applicants are required to take the Graduate Record Examination (both the aptitude tests and an advanced test) or Medical College Admission Test, and are encouraged to take the Examinations in November or earlier so that the scores will be available in time for evaluation starting December 16. Two letters of recommendation, transcripts of undergraduate grades and a statement of interest are required. The deadline for submission of completed applications (including letters of recommendation and EITHER Graduate Record Exam scores OR Medical College Admission Test scores) is December 15 (this is an earlier deadline than other graduate programs at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine). All candidates will be notified of the Admission Committee's decision by April 15. When feasible, applicants will be invited to visit The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine campus before a decision on admission is made. Candidates are accepted only for fall admission. Candidates for the M.A. degree are not accepted.

How, or Where to Apply: Apply online strongly recommended: https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=jhu-med

Cost of Living Per Year: $25,200

Annual Tuition And Fees: $32,900

Housing Availability and Costs Per Year: Graduate Students have a wide choice of affordable housing. In contrast to most coastal cities, Baltimore rental prices have risen only modestly in recent years. Averages $600 per month and up.

Day-Care Facilities Availability and Costs Per Month: available - costs vary. http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/jhhr/Career%20Services/Moving/schools.html#public

Stipend/Assistantships and Financial Assistance: Current stipend is $25,200

How. if Necessary, to Apply: see Office of Graduate Affairs.

Last revised November, 2006
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