MD/PhD Program Overview
Thank you for your interest in Alpert Medical School's MD/PhD Program, the goal of which is to prepare students for a research-intensive career in academic medicine. Students attain both the MD and the PhD degree over a period of six to nine years. Although individual courses of study may vary, students generally spend the first two years taking the required, preclinical medical courses. The next two to five years are spent in study and research to complete the requirements for the PhD degree. Two years of clinical studies follow to fulfill the requirements for the MD degree.
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At present, the MD/PhD Program only considers applications from those who are internal to the Brown University community:
- Seniors in the Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME). PLME students on fellowship leave prior to medical school are also considered;
- First or second year students currently enrolled in Alpert Medical School;
- Undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in a degree program at Brown University who have fulfilled the premedical course requirements;
- Employees in Brown-affiliated research programs who have fulfilled the premedical course requirements.