MD-PhD Combined Degree at Harvard University

Programme overview

The Harvard/MIT MD-PhD Program trains physician-scientist leaders across clinical disciplines and research areas from basic and translational sciences to bioengineering and the social sciences. Students choose between the Pathways and Health, Sciences, and Technology (HST) MD tracks.

Faculty: Harvard Medical School / MIT | Department: Harvard/MIT MD-PhD Program | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cambridge, MA, United States

What you will study

Students begin the summer before medical school with the course Investigations of Human Disease, and the program offers a paracurriculum of clinical case conferences, MD-PhD grand rounds and career seminars, and a Reintroduction to Clinical Medicine course before returning to the wards.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Standard HMS course requirements plus the minimum requirements of the graduate programme in the PhD area of interest; evaluated on academic performance, research experience, personal statement and research interests.

Apply through the official page: https://hms.harvard.edu/education-admissions/md-program/admissions

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