Make Your Science Degree Matter
Turn Your Passion for Science and Medicine into Powerful Communication Skills to Accomplish your Career Goals
Science is more than data—it’s discovery, impact, and strategic storytelling.
The Science Communication Concentration at the University of Chicago’s Master’s in Biomedical Sciences Program prepares you to bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and winning in the real world.
One-Year. Real-World Experience. Game-Changing Skills.
This isn’t a traditional classroom experience. Taught by national science communication expert and private detective Sara Serritella, our hands-on courses push beyond lectures into real-world science comm projects, media training, and investigative storytelling. You’ll learn how to craft compelling narratives, engage a variety of audiences, and communicate science effectively—whether you’re a future doctor, scientist, biotech leader, or health care executive.
What You’ll Get:
- Hands-on experience with real science communication projects
- Expert training in public speaking, storytelling, and media strategy
- Opportunities to create a professional online portfolio crafted to your career goals
- A competitive edge in medicine, research, policy, or industry
Who Should Apply?
Decure your spot in this unique, high-impact program.
- Intense competition: You’re competing for limited top positions in a challenging job market.
- Need to make an impact: Your work needs to resonate beyond academic circles and influence real-world change across fields and with patients and communities.
- Stress to learn more on your own: Most degree programs don’t offer these specialized science career skills in a special certificate so that people like you can excel outside of the classroom. We do
You don’t have to struggle to figure it out on your own.
Meet Your Professor
Sara Serritella
- Faculty Leader of the Science Communication Concentration, University of Chicago Master's in Biomedical Sciences Program
- Director of Communications, Institute for Translational Medicine
- Partner & Private Detective, Vantius
Sara Serritella is a national science communication expert based at the University of Chicago, award-winning journalist, and private detective whose high-energy presentations grace the stages of global and national conferences. She trains physicians, researchers, and executives across the country on how to communicate science and medicine to engage, inform, and inspire people to take action.
Sara is the Director of Communications at the Institute for Translational Medicine that’s powered by the National Institutes of Health, and she co-built the science communication program at the University of Chicago, where she teaches courses for graduate students, medical students, and undergraduates.
As a partner at Vantius and licensed private detective, Sara is rooted in both the worlds inside and outside of the ivory towers. Her favorite high-profile cases are helping to exonerate wrongfully-convicted individuals, and she translates behavioral science and field experience connecting with people of all backgrounds to her work in science communication and education.
