Joint Ph.D.--M.D. Program

Through the cooperation of the Graduate School and the School of Medicine, students may concurrently pursue the Doctor of Philosophy degree in a medical science field (Anatomy and Cell Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Immunology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Physiology) and the Doctor of Medicine degree. The minimum time required to complete the joint program is six years of full-time academic study.

Students interested in the joint Ph.D./M.D. program should first obtain admission to the School of Medicine through the normal application process. The usual Medical School selection criteria will apply. After completing the first year of the M.D. program, students should submit an application to the Graduate School as described in this catalog. If granted admission, the student should then apply to the Medical School Student Performance and Recognition Committee for a "modification of original program" which will accommodate work on the Ph.D. degree while a medical student. Before actually enrolling in the Graduate School, successful applicants must request the Medical School Office of Academic Affairs to certify to the Graduate School the satisfactory completion of all courses in the first two years of the M.D. program.

Students will be expected to meet all requirements for the Ph.D. degree as set forth in this catalog. Basic science courses taken in the first two years of the M.D. program, and which have both Medical School and Graduate School numbers, may be accepted also for credit toward the Ph.D.

Students interested in the Ph.D./M.D. program should contact the Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research of the School of Medicine.