awarded in 1952. The School of Graduate Studies, formally organized in 1965, now offers a variety of programs including neuroscience, biostatistics, epidemiology, molecular and cellular biology, pathology and laboratory medicine, pharmacology, pharmaceutical sciences, microbiology and immunology, and environmental sciences. College of Dental Medicine The School of Dental Medicine was authorized in 1953 at the request of the South Carolina Dental Association. Funding delayed the school until 1964. The first class received DMD degrees in 1971. MUSC recently completed construction of a new, clinical education facility: The James B. Edwards Dental Clinics Building. Patient care Dental student clinics: Specialty care graduate clinics: Pediatrics, Periodontics, Orthodontics, Endodontics, and Oral Surgery Academic departments Materials Science Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics Craniofacial Genetics Orthodontics Pediatric Dentistry Restorative Dentistry Endodontics Fixed prosthodontics Implant Prosthodontics Operative Dentistry Removable Prosthodontics Stomatology Oral and Community Health Sciences Oral Medicine, Radiology and Emergency Services Oral Pathology and Forensic Dentistry Periodontics College of Health Professions Three hospital-based training programs (Medical Technology, Cytotechnology, and Radiologic Technology) became the nucleus of a Division of Technical Training, recognized as a separate branch of the Medical College in 1964. The School of Allied Health Sciences, now the College of Health Professions, was formally organized in 1966, and expanded to offer over 20 different training options in the paramedical field. The college now offers baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degree programs including: Master of Science in Cardiovascular Perfusion (CVP), Master in Health Administration (MHA), Master of Science in Health Informatics (MSHI), Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP), Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (OT), Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (PA), Doctor of Health Administration (DHA), Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), PhD in Health and Rehabilitation Science (PhD) MUSC Foundation The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Foundation was chartered in 1966 as a charitable, educational foundation to support the education, research, patient care and other programs at the Medical University. Most gifts to MUSC are handled by the foundation, which ensures that benefactors receive proper acknowledgment. Gifts of all sizes and types are accepted from alumni, parents and friends of the university as well as corporations and foundations. Hospitals As MUSC Health the university maintains several hospitals. MUSC Health University Medical Center The Medical College of South Carolina was one of the first medical schools in the United States to establish, in 1834, an infirmary specifically for teaching purposes. In the