Are you interested in a career in medicine, dentistry, or other discipline of the Biomedical Sciences? The School of Arts and Sciences offers the Bachelor of Sciences with a concentration in Biomedical Science.
The Biomedical Science concentration is a career-focused, pre-professional program designed to help students prepare for admission to professional schools for further study in medicine, dentistry, physician assistant, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and other graduate programs in healthcare and biomedical research.
Biomedical Science at Coastal Georgia has a wide variety of courses, ranging from introductory biology courses to upper-level courses, including Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology, Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Microbiology and Advanced Microbiology, Mycology, Parasitology, and Pathophysiology.
Students perform laboratories in modern, well-equipped labs, and have opportunities to perform research individually with faculty mentors, participate in the nationwide SEA-PHAGES bacteriophage research program, and complete internships with physicians, dentists, and other healthcare professionals.
Upon graduation, most of our students have pursued further studies in medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, medical laboratory science, or graduate studies in biomedical research or other scientific fields. Some of our students have gone on to immediate employment in medical, industrial, and other scientific labs.
Recipient of the 2019 Academic Recognition Day Award by the Board of Regents, Coastal Georgia graduate Jonathon Edgy is pursuing a career as a family medicine physician.
“It wasn’t until I graduated from high school that I knew I wanted to be a physician – which kind of surprised me,” Edgy said.
Education
M.D. in Medicine, Augusta University-Medical College of Georgia
B.S. in Neuroscience, Emory University
Teaching and Research Interests / Recent Publications or Scholarly Output
Teaching Interests: Human Anatomy & Physiology I and II, Pathophysiology, and Immunology; mentoring students pursuing careers in healthcare: medicine, veterinary, pharmacy, dental, PA, optometry, etc.
Research Interests: Developing and evaluating innovative instructional approaches to improve student success in A&P courses.
