The Special Master's Program


SMP Class of 2013

WE ARE GEORGETOWN -  WE ARE THE SMP!


Applications are OPEN for the class beginning August, 2013
The application deadline is May 15, 2013

Supplemental materials will be accepted after May 15th.


Since 1975, Georgetown University School of Medicine has conducted a one-year special program leading to a Masters of Science degree in Physiology. This program, called The Special Master's Program (The SMP), is tailored to college graduates who wish to strengthen their credentials for application to U.S. medical schools.

The Georgetown Special Master's Program

  • is the first and longest running program its kind.
  • is highly respected by medical schools, with a rigorous medical curriculum.
  • has the most comprehensive system for supporting students in medical applications and in the program.
  • has outstanding, awarding winning professors lecturing in medical and graduate courses, including the authors of Netter's Essential Physiology (Mulroney and Myers).
  • students take medical classes along side the medical students.
  • has an exceptional Medical Director for Community Outreach, who oversees discrete clinical and research opportunities for the SMP students.
  • has graduates entering schools across the country (including GUSOM, their state schools and a long list of other schools).

 Get ready for the most challenging year of your life!

 

SMP'11 Alum links neuronal damage to Gulf War Syndrome

Working with Dr James Baraniuk, SMP'11 Alum Rakib Rayhan has reported findings that indicate that the chronic pain and multiple symptoms experienced by Gulf War veterans are associated with degeneration of areas of the brain associated with pain perception. Check out some of the news reports, and the link to the PLOS One article below:

www.nbcnews.com/id/51261109#.UUr_-2d493Y
blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2013/03/20/gulf-war-illness-causes-brain-to-process-pain-differently/#.UUsAHmd493Y

Increased Brain White Matter Axial Diffusivity Associated with Fatigue, Pain and Hyperalgesia in Gulf War Illness