MD/PhD Combined Degree in Nutrition & Metabolism at Boston University

Programme overview

The Combined MD/PhD Program is offered in collaboration with the BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Graduate Medical Sciences (GMS). MD/PhD candidates must fulfill the requirements for both the MD and the PhD degrees. Please consult with the Chobanian & Avedisian SOM Admissions office for information on applying to the MD/PhD program, as well as the curriculum for the MD portion of the program.

Faculty: Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine (Graduate Medical Sciences) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Students admitted directly to the MD/PhD program will begin their training with the first two years of the standard Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine curriculum. To matriculate into the doctoral years, MD/PhD students must be eligible at that time to matriculate into the third year of medical school. Therefore, they must have no first- or second-year courses that are incomplete.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The applicant must meet the requirements for admission to both the Chobanian & Avedisian SOM, as a candidate for the MD, and to Graduate Medical Sciences, as a candidate for the PhD. The minimum entrance requirements and the prerequisite courses for the Chobanian & Avedisian SOM are the same as those for the GMS programs in biomedical sciences. Applicants for the MD/PhD will be required to submit only the results of the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) and not those of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences PhD and MFA applicants can only apply for the fall semester.

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences PhD Fall 2027 application deadlines fall between December 1 and January 15 depending on the programme (for example Biostatistics and Computer Science December 1; Biology and Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry December 2; Chemistry, Physics, Economics, History, Linguistics and Political Science December 15; English and Mathematics January 11; Classical Studies, Philosophy, Earth & Environment and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Applications close at 11:59pm Boston time on the deadline.

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