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The doctoral program at Meharry leads to the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in biomedical sciences with major emphasis in biochemistry and cancer biology, microbiology and immunology, neuroscience, and pharmacology. The program is divided into core, major emphasis, and dissertation phases. The core phase occupies the first year of study; all students enroll in courses defined as the core curriculum courses. During the major emphasis phase, students complete advanced courses and begin research in one of the major emphasis areas. The major emphasis phase ends when the student passes comprehensive examinations, thereby designating the student a candidate for the Ph.D. degree. During the dissertation phase, the student completes his/her research and writes a dissertation. During the dissertation phase, the successful Ph.D. candidate completes the research begun during the major emphasis phase under the direction of the advisor and dissertation committee. The candidate writes a doctoral dissertation describing the research in detail and defends it in a public seminar. To be granted the doctoral degree, the student must either publish or have accepted for publication a manuscript as first author in a peer-review journal, as well as present a public seminar on his/her dissertation research.