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Bridge to the Future One-year master’s program provides path toward professional biomedical studies. Story by Joe Montgomery
Dr. Cathy Sparks (in green) gives an overview on musculature with a new anatomage machine to students in the one-year master’s degree in biomedical science. From left: Elizabeth Grimes, Tara Brush, Cesar Aparicio-Lopez and Jamie Hughes. Photo by Audrey Hambright.
A new program started just over a year ago has been attracting a broad mix of students into the veterinary college while serving as a bridge for opportunities both inside and outside of the veterinary medical curriculum. Part of the prorgram’s appeal is because it only requires a yearlong commitment for the completion of a master’s degree. The official title is the one-year master’s degree in biomedical science. “Often students are not sure what their future holds,” says Dr. Matthew Basel, clinical assistant professor and associate director of the program. “The pre-professional 18 | wildcatveterinarian
one-year master’s program is designed to introduce students to the biomedical field and prepare them for professional school. In our program, students are taking advanced courses in a wide range of biomedical sciences, including anatomy, physiology, histology and pharmacology.”
First of its kind This three-semester program is the first of its kind in Kansas and is specifically designed to bridge the gap between undergraduate and postgraduate studies.
