MD/PhD Program: For a Combined Career in Medicine and Scientific Research
Brown’s MD/PhD Program offers superlative training for students with an intense interest in scientific discovery and the desire to incorporate this passion into their medical training and career.
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Through the program, students earn both the MD and PhD degrees over a period of six to nine years. They generally spend the first two years taking the pre-clinical courses required of medical students and begin to gain experience in research during the summer between years I and II. They usually spend next three to five years completing the requirements for the PhD degree in one of the eight graduate programs in Brown’s Division of Biology and Medicine. Two years of clinical studies follow as they fulfill the requirements for the MD degree.