{"id":107664,"date":"2026-05-28T15:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/?page_id=107664"},"modified":"2026-06-23T14:41:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:41:31","slug":"2026-accepted-students-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/admissions\/accepted-students\/2026-accepted-students-day\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Accepted Students Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Welcome to GMS! <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

We are excited to have you join our community.\u00a0<\/span>We are hosting a virtual Accepted Students Day on June 24, 2026<\/strong>\u00a0to help get you acclimated. All sessions will be offered over Zoom, unless otherwise specified.<\/p>\n

Schedule<\/h4>
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Time<\/strong><\/td>\nSession<\/strong><\/td>\nFormat<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.<\/td>\nProgram-specific sessions<\/td>\nVaried<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.<\/td>\nEnriching Your Grad School Experience<\/td>\nPresentation; Q&A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.<\/td>\nAcademic Resources, Compliance & Deadlines, Disability Services<\/td>\nPresentation; Q&A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.<\/td>\nFinancing Your Education & Selecting Housing<\/td>\nPresentation; Q&A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.<\/td>\nGeneral Q&A w\/ Current Students<\/td>\nPresentation; Q&A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.<\/td>\nProgram-specific sessions<\/td>\nVaried<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Program-Specific Sessions<\/h4>
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Master’s Programs\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nTime<\/strong><\/td>\nContact to Register<\/strong><\/td>\nType of Session<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anatomy & Neurobiology – Vesalius Program<\/td>\n11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.<\/td>\nAnna Botticello<\/a> & Dr. Jeannine Foley<\/a><\/td>\nPresentation; Meet & Greet with Faculty & Staff; Q & A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biomedical Research Technologies<\/td>\n11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.<\/td>\nDrs. Louis Gerstenfeld<\/a> & Katya Ravid<\/a><\/td>\nPresentation; Q & A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clinical Research<\/td>\n11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.<\/td>\nDr. Janice Weinberg<\/a> & Stacey Hess Pino<\/a><\/td>\nPresentation; Meet & Greet with Faculty, Staff & Current Students; Q & A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Genetic Counseling<\/span><\/td>\n4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.<\/td>\nHaylie Walsh<\/a> & Dr. Kathleen Swenson<\/a><\/td>\nMeet & Greet with Faculty & Staff; Q & A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Healthcare Emergency Management<\/span><\/td>\n11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.<\/td>\nPatty Jones<\/a> & Dr. Kevin Thomas<\/a><\/td>\nPresentation; Meet & Greet with Faculty, Staff & Current Students; Q & A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Medical Sciences<\/span><\/td>\n11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.<\/td>\nDr. Gwynneth Offner<\/a><\/td>\nPresentation; Meet & Greet with Current Students; Q & A; Lunch*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mental Health Counseling & Behavioral Medicine<\/span><\/td>\n11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.<\/td>\nShae Thibodeau<\/a> & Mike Romero<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nQ&A; Class registration guidance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nutrition & Metabolism<\/span><\/td>\n4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.<\/td>\nDr. Lynn Moore<\/a> & Marika Groussis<\/a><\/td>\nPresentation; Meet & Greet with Faculty & Staff; Q & A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oral Health Sciences<\/span><\/td>\n4:30p.m. -5:30p.m.<\/td>\nDr. Theresa Davies<\/a><\/td>\nMeet & Greet with Current Students<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Physiology & Biophysics<\/td>\n11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.<\/td>\nDrs. Morgan Gilman<\/a> & Assen Marintchev<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nQ & A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The following master’s programs will not be holding a program-specific session: Biomedical Forensic Sciences, Forensic Anthropology, Health Professions Education, Pathology Laboratory Sciences, Pharmacology, Physician Assistant Program.<\/p>\n

*The Master’s in Medical Sciences program-specific session will be hybrid (both in-person and over Zoom).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Doctoral Programs<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nTime\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nContact to Register\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nType of Session\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anatomy & Neurobiology<\/span><\/td>\n11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.<\/td>\nAnna Botticello<\/a> & Dr. Jeannine Foley<\/a><\/td>\nPresentation; Meet & Greet with Faculty & Staff; Q & A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Program in Biomedical Sciences (PiBS)<\/span><\/td>\n11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.<\/span><\/td>\nDr. Chris Gabel<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nPresentation; Meet & Greet with Faculty, Staff & Current Students; Q&A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Get to Know Your Doctoral Cohort*\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.<\/span><\/td>\nBiomedical PhD Student Organization (BPSO)<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nMeet & Greet with BPSO Officers & Current Students<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The following doctoral programs will not be holding a program-specific session: Neuroscience (GPN), Program in Pharmacology.<\/p>\n

*Open to all PhD students<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Virtual Tour<\/h4>
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