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University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine - Graduate Studies
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Graduate Student: Fantastic place to study Medicine. Autonomy and resources/connections to exercise autonomy. 3rd year rotations and 4th year sub-internships provide true hands on experience that have prepared me for residency ... Read 1 review
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Lewis Katz School of Medicine
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Doctoral Student: Basic science education is up to date discussing issues like the microbiome and antibiotic resistance. ... Read 2 reviews
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Featured Review: Doctoral Student says Basic science education is up to date discussing issues like the microbiome and antibiotic resistance. .
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John J. and Char Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
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University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work
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Drexel University College of Medicine
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Doctoral Student: Drexel's flipped classroom curriculum creates a lot of space for medical students to pursue extracurricular opportunities. Because I can watch lectures on my own schedule, I have been able to invest time in research, volunteering, and several school organizations. Additionally, the curriculum itself is set up in a way that makes me feel confident to succeed in bigger-picture aspects of this educational path, like passing Step 1 and being prepared for third-year clerkships. ... Read 9 reviews
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Featured Review: Doctoral Student says Drexel's flipped classroom curriculum creates a lot of space for medical students to pursue extracurricular opportunities. Because I can watch lectures on my own schedule, I have been able to invest... .
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Sidney Kimmel Medical College
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Doctoral Student: Loved the people and academics!Loved the people and academics!Loved the people and academics!Loved the people and academics!Loved the people and academics! ... Read 2 reviews
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Penn State College of Medicine
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Doctoral Student: super student oriented, very involved and entertaining as well as professional. They care about good education and humanism ... Read 3 reviews
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The Commonwealth Medical College
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Graduate Student: I participated in the program as part of the Masters of Biomedical Sciences class. For anyone interested in strengthening their academic credentials for research, medical, dental, or pharmacy schools, this is the place for you. The program is offered as a one year accelerated course at their main campus or a 18 month course at one of their satellite campuses. Classes are designed to offer opportunities for professional development, fill gaps in biological sciences, and research opportunities. ... Read 2 reviews
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The Department offers a combined MD-PhD program in coordination with the Medical School. Students must be accepted by both Penn Medical School and the Department of History and Sociology of Science, and must complete all requirements for both degrees. The program has many advantages, integrating technical and historical training and preparing students for careers as both historical scholars and practicing physicians or researchers. Interested applicants can visit the website of the Medical Scientist Training Program for general information about the MD-PhD program (which includes PhDs in the History and Sociology of Science), and can contact Maggie Krall , Director of Administration, for more information.
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The Combined Degree and Physician Scholar Programs Office serves as home base for Penn’s large and vibrant MD/PhD (MSTP) program. In addition, we provide information and resources to prospective and current Perelman medical students who are interested in our MD/Master's programs and elective year out & short-term research opportunities.
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Students should review the MD/Master's Overview page for general information first, then visit the MD/Master's program page of interest for specific information:
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Combined MD-PhD degree programs provide students the opportunity to earn both the MD and the PhD in areas pertinent to medicine.
Combined MD-PhD degree programs provide students the opportunity to earn both the MD and the PhD in areas pertinent to medicine. Below is a list of schools offering a combined MD-PhD degree, with links to their web sites. Please contact the institutions directly for curriculum information and admission requirements. School administrators may contact [email protected] with any omissions or corrections to this listing.
University of Alabama School of Medicine Birmingham, Ala.
University of South Alabama College of Medicine Mobile, Ala.
University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, Ariz.
University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix Phoenix, Ariz.
University of Arkansas College of Medicine Little Rock, Ark.
Loma Linda University School of Medicine Loma Linda, Calif.
Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, Calif.
University of California, Davis School of Medicine Davis, Calif.
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine Irvine, Calif.
University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine Los Angeles, Calif.
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine La Jolla, Calif.
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine San Francisco, Calif.
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Los Angeles, Calif.
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Denver, Colo.
Connecticut
University of Connecticut School of Medicine Farmington, Conn.
Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Conn.
District of Columbia
Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington, D.C.
Howard University College of Medicine Washington, D.C.
University of Florida College of Medicine Gainesville, Fla.
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami, Fla.
University of South Florida College of Medicine Tampa, Fla.
Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, Ga.
Medical College of Georgia Augusta, Ga.
Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta, Ga.
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Augusta, Ga.
Loyola University of Chicago - Stritch School of Medicine Maywood, Ill.
Northwestern University Medical School Chicago, Ill.
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science - Chicago Medical School North Chicago, Ill.
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (MTSP) Chicago, Ill.
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine (MD/PhD) Chicago, Ill.
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine Chicago, Ill.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Medicine Urbana, Ill.
Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, Ind.
University of Iowa College of Medicine Iowa City, Iowa
University of Kansas School of Medicine Kansas City, Kan.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine Lexington, Ky.
University of Louisville School of Medicine Louisville, Ky.
Louisiana State University, New Orleans School of Medicine New Orleans, La.
Louisiana State University, Shreveport School of Medicine Shreveport, La.
Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans, La.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, Md.
National Institutes of Health Intramural MD-PhD Partnership Bethesda, Md.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, Md.
University of Maryland at Baltimore School of Medicine Baltimore, Md.
Massachusetts
Boston University School of Medicine Boston, Mass.
Harvard Medical School Boston, Mass.
Tufts University School of Medicine Boston, Mass.
University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester, Mass.
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine East Lansing, Mich.
University of Michigan Medical School Ann Arbor, Mich.
Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, Mich.
Mayo Medical School Rochester, Minn.
University of Minnesota Medical School Minneapolis, Minn.
Mississippi
University of Mississippi School of Medicine Jackson, Miss.
Saint Louis University School of Medicine St. Louis, Mo.
University of Missouri - Columbia School of Medicine Columbia, Mo.
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine Kansas City, Mo.
Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, Mo.
Creighton University School of Medicine Omaha, Neb.
University of Nebraska College of Medicine Omaha, Neb.
University of Nevada School of Medicine Reno, Nev.
New Hampshire
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth Hanover, N.H.
Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School Newark, N.J.
Rutgers - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Piscataway, N.J.
University of New Mexico School of Medicine Albuquerque, N.M.
Albany Medical College Albany, N.Y.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University Bronx, N.Y.
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons New York, N.Y.
Hofstra North Shore - LIJ School of Medicine Hempstead, N.Y.
Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Tri-Institutional MD/PhD Program New York, N.Y.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, N.Y.
New York Medical College Valhalla, N.Y.
New York University School of Medicine New York, N.Y.
SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine Buffalo, N.Y.
SUNY at Stony Brook Health Sciences Center Stony Brook, N.Y.
SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine Brooklyn, N.Y.
SUNY Upstate Medical University Syracuse, N.Y.
University of Rochester School of Medicine Rochester, N.Y.
North Carolina
Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, N.C.
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University Greenville, N.C.
Duke University School of Medicine Durham, N.C.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Chapel Hill, N.C.
North Dakota
University of North Dakota School of Medicine Grand Forks, N.D.
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Cleveland, Ohio
Northeastern Ohio College of Medicine Rootstown, Ohio
Ohio State University College of Medicine Columbus, Ohio
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati, Ohio
University of Toledo College of Medicine Toledo, Ohio
Wright State University School of Medicine Dayton, Ohio
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, Okla.
Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine Portland, Ore.
Pennsylvania
Drexel University College of Medicine Philadelphia, Pa.
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, Pa.
Penn State University College of Medicine Hershey, Pa.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Philadelphia, Pa.
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, Pa.
Temple University School of Medicine Philadelphia, Pa.
Rhode Island
Brown University School of Medicine Providence, R.I.
South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, S.C.
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia, S.C.
South Dakota
University of South Dakota School of Medicine Vermillion, S.D.
East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine Johnson City, Tenn.
Meharry Medical College School of Medicine Nashville, Tenn.
University of Tennessee, Memphis College of Medicine Memphis, Tenn.
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Nashville, Tenn.
Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth/MD Anderson Cancer Center/University of Puerto Rico Tri-Institutional Program Houston, Texas
Texas A&M University Health Sciences Center College of Medicine College Station, Texas
Texas Tech University School of Medicine Lubbock, Texas
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Galveston, Texas
University of Texas Health San Antonio, Long School of Medicine San Antonio, Texas
University of Texas, Southwestern Med Center - Dallas Dallas, Texas
University of Utah School of Medicine Salt Lake City, Utah
University of Vermont College of Medicine Burlington, Vt.
Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, Va.
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Richmond, Va.
University of Virginia School of Medicine Charlottesville, Va.
University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle, Wash.
West Virginia
Marshall University School of Medicine Huntington, W.Va.
West Virginia University School of Medicine Morgantown, W.Va.
Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisc.
University of Wisconsin Medical School Madison, Wisc.
McGill University Faculty of Medicine Montreal, Quebec
McMaster University of Faculty of Health Sciences Hamilton, Ontario
Memorial University of Newfoundland Faculty of Medicine St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Universite de Montreal Faculte de Medecine Montreal, Quebec
Universite de Sherbrooke Faculte de Medecine Sherbrooke, Quebec
Universite Laval Faculte de Medecine Quebec, Quebec
University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Edmonton, Alberta
University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine Calgary, Alberta
University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine Vancouver, British Columbia
University of Manitoba Faculty of Medicine Winnipeg, Manitoba
University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine Toronto, Ontario
University of Western Ontario London, Ontario
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The University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, provides a comprehensive and fully funded MD-PhD Program designed to cultivate future physician investigators.
This program is highly competitive, and we carefully select candidates who demonstrate exceptional promise in the field of medicine and research.
PhD Program Requirements
To be eligible for the MD-PhD Program at the University of Pennsylvania, candidates must meet stringent criteria. Applicants should possess a strong academic background with a focus on both medical and research-related coursework.
A bachelor’s degree is required, and successful candidates typically exhibit a stellar academic record, a passion for scientific discovery, and a strong commitment to pursuing a dual career in medicine and research.
PhD Funding Coverage
Admitted MD-PhD students at the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, receive full financial support throughout the program’s duration. This comprehensive funding package includes:
Tuition: The program covers all tuition costs, ensuring that students are not burdened by the expense of their education.
Health Insurance: Comprehensive health insurance is provided to ensure students’ well-being during their academic journey.
Fees: Most fees associated with the MD-PhD Program, such as laboratory fees or registration fees, are also covered.
Stipend: In addition to covering tuition and fees, students are provided with a stipend to support their living expenses and research-related activities.
Application Requirement
Prospective students must follow a comprehensive application process, with a preliminary application submitted through the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS). The application package typically includes:
Academic Transcripts: Applicants should provide official transcripts showcasing their academic achievements.
Letters of Recommendation: Strong letters of recommendation from professors, mentors, or professionals who can attest to the applicant’s research and medical capabilities are crucial.
Personal Statement: A well-crafted personal statement outlining the applicant’s motivations, research interests, and career aspirations is required.
Curriculum Vitae (CV): A comprehensive CV detailing the applicant’s academic and research experiences.
MCAT Scores: Applicants are required to submit their Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores.
Interviews: Shortlisted candidates may be invited for interviews to assess their commitment to the MD-PhD Program.
Application Deadline
October 15, 2024
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