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The Graduate Program in Molecular & Translational Medicine (GPMTM) at Boston University is an interdepartmental interdisciplinary program based in the Department of Medicine. The curriculum consists of a year of basic science courses offered through Graduate Medical Sciences followed by a second year of advanced electives and an innovative Molecular & Translational Medicine Core Curriculum, including the following courses: Genetics and Epidemiology of Disease; Cancer Biology and Genetics; Organ System Diseases; Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine; Biology of the Lung and Pulmonary Disease; Biological Core Technologies; Biostatistics.

During the first year and intervening summer, students rotate in different laboratories within the Department of Medicine or affiliated laboratories and choose a laboratory where they will conduct their research leading to a dissertation. In the fall of their second year, students take the Tier 1 Qualifying Examination, which is a review of a scientific paper in an examination format. Following completion of all coursework, students write and orally defend their Tier 2 Qualifying Examination, which is a mock research proposal in an F31 format on the topic of their dissertation research. Following completion of the Tier 2 qualifying exams, Dissertation Advisory Committees (DACs) are assembled and required to meet at least twice per year.