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Skip to content Doctor of Plant Medicine Program Transformative Plant Health Education Since 1999 MENU MENU Home About About DPM Director's Message Program Description Experiences Internship Stories Travel Newsletter Support the Program People Faculty Faculty Highlights External Advisory Committee Current students Doctor of Plant Medicine Student Organization Academics Academics Admissions Recommended Undergraduate Courses Degree Completion Quick Facts Course Curriculum Co-Enrollment Tuition Costs and Funding Specializations and Certificates Current Student Information Exam Schedule DPM Grad Student Handbook Guidelines for Dismissal DPM Library Alumni Alumni Association What are DPM Alumni up to? Alumni Spotlight Outreach Outreach Modules Global Biosecurity Invasive Species that Affect Plants Plant Diagnostic Services Acknowledgements Contact Donate Search Search for: MENU MENU Home About About DPM Director's Message Program Description Experiences Internship Stories Travel Newsletter Support the Program People Faculty Faculty Highlights External Advisory Committee Current students Doctor of Plant Medicine Student Organization Academics Academics Admissions Recommended Undergraduate Courses Degree Completion Quick Facts Course Curriculum Co-Enrollment Tuition Costs and Funding Specializations and Certificates Current Student Information Exam Schedule DPM Grad Student Handbook Guidelines for Dismissal DPM Library Alumni Alumni Association What are DPM Alumni up to? Alumni Spotlight Outreach Outreach Modules Global Biosecurity Invasive Species that Affect Plants Plant Diagnostic Services Acknowledgements Contact Admissions The DPM Program may consider applications throughout the academic calendar year. For assistantship funding considerations, applications must be submitted by July 15th for spring semester and by February 15th for… Read More About Why Study Plant Medicine at UF? Florida’s mild climate and agricultural diversity provide an ideal setting for the study of plant medicine. Valued in excess of $7 billion dollars annually,… Read More Newsletter The Fall 2019 edition of the DPM Newsletter has arrived! Many thanks to editor, Hannah Talton, for all her hard work! The newsletter updates alumni, faculty, and current students… Read More Travel In May of 2017, the DPM program had its first international training experience in Ecuador. The purpose of the DPM Ecuador educational experience was to expose students to tropical crops,… Read More Recent Highlights Dr. George Agrios DPM Scholarship-Deadline January 10, 2020 Dr. Brianne Reeves Summer Internship with Arborjet – By Ariane McCorquodale Richard Miranda Dr. Lacey Mount Internship with USDA-APHIS-PPQ – By Cory Penca How to Apply Welcome to the DPM Program! DPM graduates may pursue careers as diagnosticians, crop consultants, plant inspectors, survey specialists, regulatory scientists, extension specialists, private industry consultants, small business owners, applied research specialists, managers, or other plant health professionals. The diversity and intensive training of the DPM program provides many opportunities for program graduates. Each student plans his/her program of study with a supervisory committee and by the approval of the DPM Director. A student’s supervisory committee consists of one member of the graduate faculty in the following competency areas: Plant, Soil, Weed Science, Plant Pathology, Entomology and Nematology. Read more about the DPM Program through the latest edition of our newsletter: DPM Newsletter . In order to access historical editions of our newsletter, go to our news page: DPM Archived News . Interested in comments from our students or alumni? For program updates from the DPM students, visit our DPM Facebook Page. Interested in learning more about our current students? Visit Current Students for information on the students in the program. Experiences Students in DPM program gain government, NGO, and industry exposure unavailable to students in traditional degree programs. In addition to the required industry or private sector internship, DPM students participate… Academics The Doctor of Plant Medicine (DPM) degree program provides professional doctoral training through rigorous academic coursework and hands-on internships. Key University of Florida/IFAS departments or units involved in mentoring and… Outreach The DPM outreach program was designed to raise awareness of invasive species, promote early detection of exotic pests and pathogens, and encourage sample submission in middle and high school aged… Plant Medicine Program at UF DPM IFAS Blog Dr. George Agrios Scholarship Fund November 30, 2018 Spring 2018 DPM Newsletter! June 11, 2018 DPM Website 2.0 April 26, 2018 Fall 2017 Review! December 18, 2017 Summer 2017 Newsletter is Here! November 11, 2017 UF Doctor of Plant Medicine Program Follow UF Doctor of Plant Medicine Program Twitter! RT/Likes do not = endorsements. #ufplantdoctor ...