Did anyone else that interviewed with Temple get this message? The man that sent it was not involved in the interview day, and the suspense of knowing whether or not this means I was accepted is killing me! I'm stuck on that last sentence...
"Dear [my name],
I’m very pleased to have learned of your recent interview for the Biomedical Sciences doctoral program. Our graduate students are essential and productive members in our research program here at the medical school. As students you’ll have the opportunity to complete rotations at both the Fox Chase Cancer Center and LKSOM before selecting your thesis advisor. We offer an outstanding training opportunity. Our researchers are well funded robust direct costs of extramural funding. There is a low student to faculty ratio resulting in effective mentoring and we have four active T-32 training grants.
Personally, I can share that my graduates are successful in academia, industry, and scientific communications. They were very productive with numerous highly cited publications, presentations at national meeting and predoctoral fellowships from both the NIH and The American Heart Association. They are not unique in fact quite typical for our graduates.
I hope you enjoyed learning about the Biomedical Sciences program and meeting with students and faculty. I look forward to meeting you at orientation in August.
Steve Houser
Professor, Chair Cardiovascular Sciences
Senior Associate Dean of Research"