MD-PhD Program Training Plan
Medical School Curriculum
Year 1: Foundations, Blood & Host Defense, Brain & Behavior, and Digestion & Hormones.
Year 2: Cardiovascular & Renal Physiology, Skin, Bones & Musculatures, Life Cycle, Multisystem, Flexible USMLE Step1 Dedicated Study Time, and Optional Pre-PhD Clerkships.
Year 3: Flexible Reentry and Core Clinical Clerkships.
Year 4: Core Clinical Clerkships, USMLE Step 2 Dedicated Study Time, Sub-internships, Clinical Electives, Specialty-specific Residency Preparation.
Graduate School Curriculum
PhD Coursework & Qualifying Exam, Semi-annual Thesis Committee Meetings, Thesis Proposal, Thesis Defense, First Author Paper, presentations, student seminars, and national scientific meetings.
MD-PhD Integrated Dual Degree Curriculum
Medical School Years 1 and 2: Molecules to Medicine, PhD Program Orientations, PhD Program Selection, Graduate School Transition: Research Rotations & Associated Symposiums.
Graduate School Years: Transition Phase to MS3 courses, including Clinical Case Studies & Hands-on Clinical Experiences, F30 Workshop & Application, and MD-PhD-specific national meetings.
Throughout MD-PhD years: MD-PhD Annual Retreat, Physician-Scientist Seminars and Stephen Max Endowed Lecture, Responsible Conduct of Research Training, Rigor and Reproducibility Training, Physician-Scientist Shadowing, and Annual IDP Meetings with the Director or Annual IDP Meeting with the Associate Director and Thesis Advisor.