该课程包括一个基于伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校医学研究生教育（GEMS）计划的核心课程，并可以选择以下三个课程课程之一：细胞生物学，分子生物学和发育生物学，生物材料科学或，微生物学/免疫学。在整个计划中，学生将参加口腔科学主题系列。攻读博士学位的学生通常会在4-5年内完成该课程。参加DMD / PhD组合课程的学生将在7年内同时获得DMD和PhD学位。要求进行初步（候选人资格）考试和最终论文答辩。
The curriculum consists of a core based on the University of Illinois at Chicago's Graduate Education in Medical Sciences (GEMS) Program coupled with an option to select one of three curricular tracks: Cellular, Molecular, and Developmental Biology, Biomaterials Science, or, Microbiology/Immunology. Students participate in an oral science topics series throughout the program. Students who are candidates for the PhD will usually complete the program within 4-5 years. Students who are candidates in the combined DMD/PhD program will earn both the DMD and PhD degrees within 7 years. A preliminary (candidacy) exam and a final thesis defense are required.