2024 Accepted Students Day
Welcome to GMS!
We are excited to have you join our community. We are hosting a virtual Accepted Students Day on June 26, 2024 to help get you acclimated. All sessions will be offered over Zoom, unless otherwise specified.
General Schedule
| Time | Session | Format |
| 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Program-specific sessions | Varied |
| 1 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Community & Student Life
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Presentation; Q&A |
| 1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. | Academic Resources, Disability & Access Services and Important Dates/Deadlines
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Presentation; Q&A |
| 2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Financing Your Education & Housing Resources
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Presentation; Q&A |
| 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | General Q & A with GMS Administration and Current Students | Presentation; Q&A |
| 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. | Program-specific sessions | Varied |
Program-Specific Sessions
| Master’s Programs | Time | Contact to Register | Type of Session |
| Anatomy & Neurobiology – Vesalius Program | 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Anna Botticello and Dr. Jeannine Foley | Presentation; Q&A |
| Clinical Research | 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Dr. Janice Weinberg | Meet & Greet with Current Students; Program Overview, Presentation; Q&A |
| Forensic Anthropology | 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Dr. Tara Moore and Patty Jones | Meet & Greet, Q&A |
| Genetic Counseling | 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. | Kathleen Swenson | Meet & Greet |
| Healthcare Emergency Management | 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. | Patty Jones | Meet & Greet; Q&A |
| Health Professions Education | 11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Sarah Mlynek | Presentation; Q&A |
| Medical Sciences | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Dr. Gwynneth Offner | Please contact Dr. Offner for more information. |
| Mental Health Counseling & Behavioral Medicine | 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. | Mike Romero | Meet & Greet; Fall Registration |
| Nutrition & Metabolism | 11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Marika Groussis | Meet & Greet with Current Students; Presentation; Q&A |
| Oral Health Sciences | 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Andrew Best | Meet & Greet |
| Pathology Laboratory Sciences | 11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Katie Gillespie | Meet & Greet; Q&A with Program Director |
The following programs will not be hosting a session: Biomedical Forensic Sciences, Biomedical Research Technologies, Physician Assistant Program, Physiology & Biophysics
| Doctoral Programs | Time | Contact to Register | Type of Session |
| Anatomy & Neurobiology | 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Anna Botticello | Presentation; Q&A |
| Behavioral Neuroscience | 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Dr. Carole Palumbo | Meet & Greet; Q&A |
| Program in Biomedical Sciences (PiBS) | 11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Dr. Barbara Schreiber | Q&A |
| Get to Know Your Doctoral Cohort (Open to all PhD students) | 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. | Biomedical PhD Student Organization | Meet & Greet; Q&A |
The following programs will not be hosting a session: Graduate Program in Neuroscience (GPN), Program in Pharmacology
Virtual Tour of GMS
Housing
For more information about housing for our graduate students, check out our Housing Resources page. You can also check out the video below to hear directly from our students!
Contact Us
Questions? email GMS Student Affairs at gmssa@bu.edu