Integrated Biomedical Sciences

The Integrated Biomedical Sciences (IBS) is an undifferentiated first-year core curriculum that serves as the entry point for seven doctoral programs housed in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. Students are admitted to IBS and, at the end of the IBS year, select their doctoral programs in one of these basic science departments:

Anatomy & Neurobiology
Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences
Graduate Center for Toxicology
Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics
Molecular & Biomedical Pharmacology
Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry
Physiology

IBS provides exposure to cellular and molecular concepts in the biomedical sciences, development of interdisciplinary approaches necessary for innovative research and flexibility in choosing a research emphasis among 186 faculty in seven departments. As part of IBS, students complete coursework, engage in biomedical research through laboratory rotations that facilitate selection of a dissertation mentor, and participate in research seminars. The IBS curriculum is designed for students beginning graduate studies in the fall semester.