Eligibility
The applicant must meet the requirements for admission to both the School of Medicine as a candidate for the MD degree, and the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences as a candidate for the PhD degree. The minimum entrance requirements and the prerequisite courses for the School of Medicine are the same as those for the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences. Applicants for the MD/PhD Degree Program will be required to submit only the results of the Medical College Admission Test and not those of the Graduate Record Examination, which are normally required for admission to the Division. The applicant shall have completed the special prerequisites of the major department of the Division in which he or she is planning to specialize. Applicants must also have carried out research during their undergraduate programs or have research experience.It is anticipated that most applicants will apply for admission to the program as first-year students, but applications will be accepted from students who are already enrolled in the School of Medicine at any time before the beginning of the third year of their MD studies. Students actively enrolled in a PhD program of the School of Medicine are not eligible for the MD/PhD program until completion of the PhD program. Applications to the Medical School may be submitted in the final years of their PhD program.
It is anticipated that most applicants will apply for admission to the program as first-year students, but applications will be accepted from students who are already enrolled in the School of Medicine at any time before the beginning of the third year of their MD studies. Students actively enrolled in a PhD program of the School of Medicine are not eligible for the MD/PhD program until completion of the PhD program. Applications to the Medical School may be submitted in the final years of their PhD program.
