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MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training at Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University, United States

Programme overview

The MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program is offered jointly by the School of Medicine and the Graduate School and prepares students to become academic medicine leaders by combining clinical training with rigorous scientific research. Students are placed in one of four advising colleges.

Faculty: School of Medicine  |  Department: Medical Scientist Training Program  |  Duration: Typically 7 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Nashville, TN, United States

What you will study

Two years of medical school (preclinical coursework, then six clerkship blocks), three to four years of graduate research in one of 17 affiliated PhD programmes with a Clinical Preceptorship Program, and a final immersion year of clinical courses and residency applications.

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Application information

Graduate School fall application deadlines differ by department and range from 1 December to 15 January. The Graduate School application fee is $95, paid online after submitting the application, and only one fee is charged for up to two programme applications per year.

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