Overview

Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine / Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine is located in Huntington, WV, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

MD Program

Program in Biomedical Sciences

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Master of Science (MS)

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test or MCAT (medical science) Comp Exam Required Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (for PhD); MCAT (for MD) Thesis Required for some Written and oral qualifying exams (for PhD); U.S. Medical Licensing Exam, Steps 1 and 2 (for MD)

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

2,009

Applied

168

Accepted

95

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

100

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	November 15th	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test or MCAT (medical science)
Master's Degree Requirements	1 year of course work in biology, physics, chemistry, and organic chemistry and associated labs
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test (for PhD); MCAT (for MD)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	1 year of course work in biology, physics, chemistry, and organic chemistry and associated labs

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 525

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	May 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

299

Total Graduate Students

3%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1%
Black or African American	2.34%
White or Caucasian	82%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.33%
Asian	9.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (55%)

Female (44%)

Faculty

281

Total faculty

Full-time - 238

Part-time - 43

Male (199)

Female (82)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Toxicology, neurosciences, cardiopulmonary science, molecular biology, endocrinology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address One John Marshall Drive
https://www.marshall.edu/
Huntington, WV  25755
United States

Contact Dr. Joseph I. Shapiro
Dean
Phone: 304-691-1700
Fax: 304-691-1726

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