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Biological Sciences

WCU's Master of Biomedical Science Program Welcomes New Class
Monday, August 13, 2012 - 11:33am

Hattiesburg, Miss., August 8, 2012 - William Carey University welcomed a new class to the Master of Biomedical Science (MBS) program on Friday, August 3.

The MBS program at WCU was established in 2009 to offer post baccalaureate students an opportunity to pursue graduate studies in biomedical sciences. The program provides preparation for the professional study of medicine - both osteopathic (DO) and allopathic (MD), dentistry, and many other health-related sciences. The program also offers students a versatile non-thesis master’s degree that can be used for career preparation in biomedical research, science education, and preparation for doctoral studies in the biomedical sciences.

Graduate students in the MBS program will take courses alongside first-year medical students in WCU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (WCUCOM). The MBS degree is part of WCU’s school of natural and behavioral sciences. Twenty students are accepted each year into the intense, one-year program.

For more information, contact Dr. Robert Bateman, coordinator of the master of biomedical science program, at (601) 318-6016 or rbateman@wmcarey.edu. 

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WCU College of Osteopathic Medicine Partners with South Central Regional Medical Center
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 8:53am

The William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine (WCUCOM) has established a partnership with South Central Regional Medical Center of Laurel, enabling third-year medical students to complete their rotations at the clinic. To show WCU’s appreciation, Dr. Darrell Lovins, dean of the WCUCOM, and Dr. Jim Turner, associate dean for clinical sciences and associate professor of medicine at WCUCOM, presented a plaque to Dr. Stephen Paul Johnson, DO, gastroenterologist, at South Central Regional Medical Center, on Tuesday, January 31, in the presence of Doug Higginbotham, administrator for South Central Regional Medical Center. The WCUCOM has 603 preceptors from Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Florida who have agreed to host the third year students for their clinical rotations. The WCUCOM is in its second year of operation, and the 101 members of the inaugural class of 2014, will begin their clinical rotations in August. Over the year, the students will each complete eight rotations, covering the areas of family medicine, emergency medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, internal medicine, and psychiatry for a span of one-two months for each area.