M.D. with Syringe (Comstock) Medical schools and graduate schools have fundamentally different goals. Medical schools focus on teaching the art and science of the practice of medicine. Graduate school, on the other hand, is intended to train you in the art and science of investigation. I talk to a lot of undergraduates about applying to M.D.-Ph.D. programs. Three questions come up repeatedly: Is ...
Fire boat, Embarcadero, west of the Oakland-Bay Bridge (A. Kotok) (Photo: A. Kotok) "If your career goal is to be in academia and do research, then you will need to complete your training as a physician and an investigator so that you can be employed in a setting where your choices--not those of your department chair--determine your career mix." Earning two doctorates in a physician-scientist tra...
flask Back to the Feature Index This set of questions and answers was compiled by a group of MD/PhD program directors to help applicants (and potential applicants) learn more about MD/PhD programs and about the process of applying to them. Some places to obtain additional information are included in the text. All of us wish you good luck in your search for the right career and the right place to ...
BACK TO THE FEATURE INDEX Choosing a thesis lab and a mentor is probably not the toughest problem that you will ever face, but it is an important one, and you will want to get it right the first time. For many of you in combined-degree programs, this will be your first chance to develop a long-term relationship with a faculty member of your choice. The ideal thesis mentor should be successful as ...
