Recent advances in biomedical knowledge require new patterns of training for physician/scientists. To meet this challenge, the Emory M.D./Ph.D. Program combines the advantages of rigorous preparation in clinical medicine with interdisciplinary training in basic science. The program design allows students considerable flexibility in arranging both the graduate and medical school phases of study.
The Emory M.D./Ph.D. Program provides the research training necessary to work at the forefront of a scientific field while concurrently developing outstanding clinical skills. Upon completion of the program, students receive appointments to the nation's top residency training and post-doctoral training programs, generally receiving their first choice of appointments.
Competition for research funding is keen. It is particularly difficult for academic physicians without formal research training to compete against the large number of Ph.D.s who devote their full attention to laboratory investigation. Researchers with both the M.D. and Ph.D. degrees have successfully competed for funds to perform cutting-edge research and for faculty appointments in medical schools. The profession looks to these individuals as leaders in delivering the latest discoveries to the bedside.
The Emory M.D./Ph.D. Program is sponsored in part through the National Institutes of Health Medical Scientist Training Program. Additionally, funds from the Emory University School of Medicine, the Emory Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the Georgia Institute of Technology support the program. Students accepted into the program receive full tuition and a competitive annual stipend. The stipend for the academic year 2007-08 is $24,000. The M.D./Ph.D. Program seeks to matriculate a minimum of seven students per year.
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