Our department strives to achieve excellence in our missions related to research, graduate and postdoctoral training and medical education. The research interests of our faculty are generally focused on cardiovascular pharmacology and use a wide variety of experimental approaches that include interactions with scientists of other basic science and clinical departments. The Department has a long record of success in graduate education, and our graduates work in numerous universities, pharmaceutical companies and government agencies. The size of our program encourages the development of a close working relationship between students and faculty. We make an effort to tailor our programs to individual student needs in a manner that will provide them with a solid foundation for successful careers in pharmacology and biomedical science. The links on this page will provide you with more information about our faculty, research activities and graduate programs.
The Department of Pharmacology graduate program offers courses leading to the degrees of Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy. Emphasis is placed upon training in research methods including the examination of the action of drugs at the systemic, cellular and subcellular levels, quantitation of responses, statistical analysis, literature search and critical interpretation of data. Special efforts have been made to provide considerable flexibility in determining the student's program based on background, interests and projected aims.
A Master’s and/or Ph.D. degree in pharmacology is good preparation for career opportunities involving research, teaching and administration. Academic positions are found in schools of medicine, pharmacy, dentistry and veterinary medicine. Also, since pharmacology spans many disciplines, academic positions can be found in departments of biology, cell biology, chemistry, biochemistry, pathology, immunology, microbiology and molecular biology. Career opportunities also abound in the pharmaceutical, chemical and biotechnology industries as well as in numerous private and government research institutes. There is and will continue to be a high demand for individuals trained in pharmacology to address problems that lie at the forefront of fields relating to basic and applied biological science. Such careers offer intellectual stimulation and creative expression, and will be of practical importance to the future needs of our society.
Further information on admissions and degree requirements, course offerings and research interests are available upon request from the Graduate Program Director.
Academic Programs in Pharmacology
The Department offers the Ph.D. and M.S. degrees, and there are also opportunities for post-doctoral training.
Address:
Department of Pharmacology
New York Medical College
Valhalla, NY 10595
Telephone: (914) 594-4115
Fax: (914) 594-4956