Overview

Department of Pathology / Department of Pathology is located in Jackson, MS, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy (MD/PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test Thesis Required First authored publication in peer-reviewed journal

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

7

Applied

4

Accepted

2

Enrolled

Applying

25

Application Fee - Domestic

No

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 1st	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	March 31
Types of financial support available

Student Body

2

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Gender

Male (100%)

Female (0%)

Faculty

7

Total faculty

Full-time - 7

Part-time - 0

Male (5)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Toll-like receptor expression and function in metastatic breast cancer patients, innate immunity, circulating tumor cells, natural killer cells, pro-inflammatory T cell transcriptional profile during progression of HIV-1 infection, renal allografts hinges on microvascular endothelium response, immunoregulatory gene expression affecting regulatory cells
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 2500 North State Street
Jackson, MS  39216-4505
United States

Contact Dr. Julius M. Cruse
Director of Pathology PhD Program
Email: sbigler@pathology.umsmed.edu
Phone: 601-984-1565
Fax: 601-984-1835

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