The Faculty of Medicine (FMD) of Macau University of Science and Technology (M.U.S.T.) will launch a new Ph.D. program - Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences (DPBS) in the fall semester of Academic Year 2024/2025. Online applications are available until May 13, 2024 (GMT+8).
The healthcare industry is an important part of the core competitiveness of our country and the Greater Bay Area (GBA). In line with the national health strategy, M.U.S.T., founded in 2000, has rapidly developed into a strong comprehensive university in Macau and positioned itself to cater to the needs of the healthcare industry in the GBA. M.U.S.T. has been offering high-quality education in health and medical sciences since the beginning by establishing the Faculty of Chinese Medicine (FC). The Faculty of Health Sciences was founded in 2008 and subsequently renamed the Faculty of Medicine (FMD) in 2019, while the School of Pharmacy (SP), established in 2016, was recently integrated into FMD. The FMD is internationally recognized and listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools (published by the World Federation for Medical Education and the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research). FMD at M.U.S.T. is also a founding member of the World Portuguese-Speaking Countries Medical School Alliance.
Currently, we offer Macau’s only Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Bachelor of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Bachelor of Pharmacy, Master of Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees. In 2023, the FMD and FC have been amalgamated to establish the “Medical Sciences Division (MSD)” to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration and improve competitiveness.
The MSD offers comprehensive multi-disciplinary programs in the areas of medicine, pharmacy, nursing, and public health with close collaboration with the Faculty of Innovation Engineering (FIE). Research partners include two State Key Laboratories and the University Hospital. Thus FMD under MSD provides state-of-the-art research platforms to support biomedical education and scientific research and contribute to the strategic development of Big Health in Macau, the GBA, and China.
FMD’s strength is indicated by the number of programs that ranked in the Top 1% of Essential Science Indicators (ESI), including Molecular Biology and Genetics, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Clinical Medicine, Biology, and Biochemistry. In addition to the new Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Sciences, FMD offers postgraduate programs in Master of Nursing, Master of Public Health, and Doctor of Public Health. We are dedicated to our mission of training and leading scientists and medical practitioners in these fields. We are well-positioned to fulfill this mission with state-of-the-art research platforms, such as genomics, bioinformatics metabolomics, proteomics, transcriptomics, and chemical and biomedical laboratory research. Recently, we established frontier research centers, such as the Precision Regenerative Medicine Center, Institute of AI Medicine, LIU's Innovation and Technology Center, etc.
In collaboration with renowned local and overseas biomedical and engineering scientists, the Faculty of Medicine will foster interdisciplinary research in the areas of Biomedical Imaging, Big Data and Biomedical Artificial Intelligence, 3D bioprinting, Biomaterials, medical robotics, augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR) in medical therapy, etc. The Faculty of Medicine will offer personalized research training from molecules, cells, and disease models to preclinical, clinical, and translational research leading to entrepreneurship in these areas.
Teaching Team
The FMD has a strong faculty consisting of Chinese Academicians, National Science Fund Distinguished Young Scholars, Yangtze River Scholars, Global Highly Cited Scientists, and the top 2% of the world’s leading scientists, etc. Scientists in FMD have frequent exchanges and long-term collaborations with scientists and clinicians from Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau, and overseas experts from the United States, Portugal, Australia, Japan, Korea etc.
Program Objectives
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences (DPBS) program aims to provide a personalized education to highly motivated students with the ability to use state-of-the-art platforms and engage in innovative research, leading to advancement of the knowledge and novel discoveries in the area of biomedical sciences.
Potential Employment
Graduates with the DPBS degree may choose to teach and/or research in universities, research or management in clinical laboratories in hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, biotech companies, or government laboratories. Innovative individuals may be able to use their research findings to develop their enterprises.
Admission Requirements
l Applicants for this program must have a master’s degree in related majors including Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Pharmacy, Biochemistry, and Biology;
l Applicants should have obtained a score of 450 or above on the College English Test Level 6 (CET-6); a score of 79 or above on the TOEFL iBT; a score of 6.0 or above on the IELTS; or provide other equivalent proof of English proficiency certificates;
Application Deadline: May13 6:00 pm, 2024(GMT+8)
Start of the Academic Year: Sep 2024
Online Application System (OAS): oas.must.edu.mo/admission
Course Enquiry: Faculty of Medicine
Tel: (853) 8897 1757
Email: fmd@must.edu.mo
Website: www.must.edu.mo/en/fmd
Study Plan: https://www.must.edu.mo/en/fmd/programme/dpbs/study-plan
Admission Enquiry: School of Graduate Studies
Tel: (853) 8897 2262
Email: sgsad@must.edu.mo
