Joint Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy (MD/PhD)

The MD/PhD program allows students to integrate their medical education with intense research training by selecting a training mentor from one of the PhD programs. Once a research training mentor is selected, the student will be enrolled in the PhD program with their academically-affiliated mentor. MD/PhD students learn the fundamental clinical aspects of medicine and receive advanced training in a specific field of research. Physicians with extensive research training are uniquely positioned to advance medical care and to teach at the cutting edge of medical discovery.