The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a research university and academic medical center that encompasses 112 city blocks and has a student enrollment of more than 24,000. UAB is home to a large graduate school, a world-renowned health care complex, and more than 100 different research centers focusing on such diverse issues as cancer prevention, personalized medicine, biodefense, and emerging infectious diseases.

UAB includes the Heersink School of Medicine (MD, MD-PHD, MD-MPH, MD-MBA), School of Public Health (Dual Degree MPH Programs, MPH, MSPH, DrPH, PhD), School of Dentistry (DDS, DMD-PHD), School of Optometry (Vision Sciences PhD, OD) School of Health Professions (MS, PA, DPT, PHD), and Graduate Biomedical Sciences (PHD).

We invite you to join more than 4,400 graduate students who are enrolled in UAB's 40 doctoral programs and 51 master's programs. Many of these programs unite different disciplines and cross departmental and school lines, illustrating the strong interdisciplinary character of the university. Become part of our unique and select group of students training to become tomorrow's leaders in science and medicine. Visit us at www.uab.edu/graduate and www.uab.edu/medicine