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Medicine & Public Health (MD/MPH) at Boston University

Boston University, United States

Programme overview

For contact information, please visit the School of Public Health website and the BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine website.

Faculty: School of Public Health  |  Duration: 34 units required  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

The MD and MPH are simultaneous degrees and are awarded together. Students in the MD/MPH program cannot graduate with the MD and then finish the MPH post-MD graduation. Coursework in the dual degree program is generally completed over a period of five years. MPH coursework for the MD/MPH program is generally completed between the third and fourth year of medical school.

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Application information

Entry requirements

All medical students accepted to Chobanian & Avedisian SOM are eligible to apply to the MD/MPH dual degree program. Students interested in the MD/MPH program must apply to the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine first. Selecting the MD/MPH program on the AMCAS application alerts the Admissions office at Chobanian & Avedisian SOM that the student is interested in the dual degree program.

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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