Ph.D. Graduate Program
…a 5-year program focused on independent research ranging from vertebrate fossils, to primates to recent human remains and teaching human gross anatomy.
Masters Graduate Program
…a one-year full-time program providing intensive immersion in human anatomy through both classroom instruction and dissection laboratories, including small group interactions with our faculty.
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PhD Program in Functional Anatomy and Evolution
The FAE graduate program offers a Ph.D. in Functional Anatomy and Evolution and provides individualized support by world-leading professors for each student in a close-knit department with an excellent faculty to student ratio. Our primary focuses are independent research and teaching human gross anatomy, with research areas covered by faculty and students that range from vertebrate fossils, to primates to recent human remains.
As a result of the interdisciplinary training of the FAE graduate program, our graduates are well equipped to face the challenge of today’s academic job market. For more information on requirements for entry to the program, see our requirements for admission. See links at the bottom of the page for further information about the program.
Master of Science in
Anatomy Education
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Master of Science in Anatomy Education is a one-year program that provides specialized training in clinically based anatomy (and related basic science disciplines) while enhancing communication skills through exposure to advanced educational theory and methods. The curriculum supports a variety of post-graduation career interests that include (but are not limited to): admission to one of the many professional schools in the medical/health sciences (e.g., medical, nursing, and physical therapy schools), admission to a Ph.D. program in biology/biomedicine, and teaching positions in Higher Education.
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Welcome Sandra Dioro-Grant!
It is our immense pleasure to announce that Sandra Dioro-Grant will be joining the FAE staff as our new Administrative Manager on March 17, 2025. Sandra has previous experience at Johns Hopkins University working as an Administrative Manager in the Modern Languages...
HPU Graduate Anatomy Teaching Fellow 2025
High Point University is advertising five Graduate Anatomy Teaching Fellow positions for Summer 2025. PhD Candidates near the end of their training (soon to be on the job market) are their target but they encourage any student considering an anatomy career to apply....
Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship Opportunity
The University Writing Program (UWP) at Johns Hopkins University seeks Postdoctoral Teaching Fellows for the academic year 2025–2026, with an anticipated start date in July 2025. The appointment is for one year with the possibility of one renewal. The successful...
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Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1830 East Monument Street, 3rd Floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21287 USA