This online graduate certificate will provide an understanding of human anatomy and physiology at a level required for clinical medicine.
Who Should Take This Certificate?
- Students preparing for:
- Medical School
- Dental School
- Physician Assistant School
- Nursing School
- Medical Professionals
- College Instructors
Courses
| Core Anatomy, Required – complete all 3 | Credits | Available |
| 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer | |
| 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer | |
| 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer | |
| Core Physiology Course Set, Required – Students can choose to take GMS 6440 (1 credit) and a minimum of two additional courses (totaling at least 5 credits) listed below. | Credits | Available |
| 1 | Fall, Spring, Summer | |
| 2 | Fall, Spring, Summer | |
| 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer | |
| 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer | |
| 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer | |
| 2 | Fall, Spring, Summer |
Faculty
The teaching faculty for this graduate certificate are members of the Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology and the Department of Physiology and Functional Genomics, at the University of Florida, with several clinical departments providing faculty with specialized clinical insight. The certificate, course and section coordinators are the following:
Yehia Daaka, PhD
Haskell Hess Professor, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Certificate Program Director.
William Dunn, PhD
Professor, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology. Course coordinator of GMS 5630 Medical Histology.
Kyle Rarey, PhD
Professor, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology. Course coordinator for GMS 5605 Medical Anatomy and GMS 5606L Medical Anatomy Laboratory.
Peter Sayeski, PhD
Professor of Physiology and Functional Genomics is coordinator and lecturer of the Pulmonary section of Principles of Physiology, GMS 6400C.
Staff
Mark Zakshevsky
Program coordinator for the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
(352) 273-8471
Tuition
Tuition is $550.00 per credit hour.
Students will also be expected to pay university fees, such as the Capital Improvement Trust Fund fee and technology fees, which amount to approximately $13 per credit hour. More information can be found at: http://www.fa.ufl.edu/bursar/current-students/
The program does not currently accept Employee Education Program (EEP) students.
Prerequisites
This program requires a BA or BS degree and a strong science foundation with at least five full semester courses related to biology, chemistry and/or physics.
Requirements for Graduation
In order to be awarded the certificate, students must have earned a minimum grade of C on all coursework with an average GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Critical Dates
Fall 2023
- June 19 – Courses open for registration
- July 17 – Certificate application final deadline- all materials (transcripts, etc) must be received by this date
- July 24 – Readmission deadline
- July 31 – Non-degree application deadline
- August 23 – Classes begin