The integrated MD/PhD curriculum begins during the fall of your first year with a course called Biomedical Science for MD/PhDs. This course builds on the first year of medical school curriculum using lectures, tutorials, and graduate-level journal clubs—and continues into the spring semester. During this time, you will also take our Art and Science of Medicine course, which includes central patient care experience, and Longitudinal Clinical Experience.
Throughout your first year, you are encouraged to meet with prospective thesis mentors. These mentors will be a great resource during the one or two additional lab rotations you will complete the summer between the first two years of the program. Choosing a compatible thesis advisor will be an extremely important factor in the success of your training experience.
Recognizing the value of interdisciplinary collaboration, we seek to accommodate your interest in performing clinically relevant thesis research in the laboratory of any member of the training faculty of the Graduate School of Biological Sciences, irrespective of your chosen Multidisciplinary Training Area.