Graduate Programs

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Master’s Degree Programs in Medical Illustration

Currently five graduate medical illustration programs in North America are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon recommendation from the Accreditation Review Committee for the Medical Illustrator (ARC-MI). These programs are indicated with the CAAHEP logo (right). More information on this rigorous quality assurance system is available here.

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In Europe, the Institute of Medical Illustrators (IMI) runs a separate accreditation program. For an updated list of accredited European programs, visit the IMI education page.

Programs in North America

Augusta University (formerly Georgia Regents University)

MSMI degree, two-year curriculum
Director: Amanda Behr, MA, CCA, CMI, FAMI
Dept. of Medical Illustration
Tel: (706) 721-3266
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AUGMedArt
Instagram: @aug_medart
Twitter: @aug_medart

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University of Illinois at Chicago

M.S. degree, two-year curriculum
Director: Leah Lebowicz, MS, EdD, CMI
Biomedical Visualization
Tel: (312) 413-5533
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/uic.bvis
Instagram: @uic_bvis
Twitter: @UIC_BVIS

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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

M.A. degree, two-year curriculum
Director: David Rini, MFA, CMI, FAMI
Medical and Biological Illustration Graduate Program Department of Art as Applied to Medicine
Tel: (410) 955-3213
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jhumedart
Twitter: @jhumedart

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University of Toronto

M.Sc.BMC degree, two-year curriculum
Director: Michael Corrin, BFA, BA, Hons BSc, MScBMC, CMI
Biomedical Communications
Tel: (905) 569-4849
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @MScBMC
Instagram: @mscbmc

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Rochester Institute of Technology

MFA Medical Illustration (2 years)
Director: Jim Perkins, MFA, CMI, FAMI
Tel: (585) 475-2443
Email: [email protected]

 

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Programs in Europe

Zuyd University / Maastricht University - Netherlands

MFA and Design, Scientific Illustration (2 years)

 

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Ecole Estienne – Paris, France

DSAA Scientific Illustration Design (2 years)

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Page last published on: Apr 15, 2026