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The Emory University MD/PhD program is designed to provide students with the in-depth, high-caliber research training and medical education required of future academicians. Students are enrolled in either the Laney Graduate School (or Georgia Tech) and the School of Medicine during the seven to eight years required to complete the program. The typical sequence is detailed below. Those choosing non-traditional areas for PhD study may have a different sequence of training.

Pre-Clinical Education & Required Clerkships

  • Complete medical curriculum (18 months, Foundations Phase)
  • Take USMLE Step 1
  • Participate in Journal Club; explore/reaffirm research interests
  • Complete clinical clerkships (M3 year, Applications)
  • Complete Step 2 CS/CK (M3 year, Applications)
  • Participate in the Clinical Research Conference (CRC)

Graduate School

  • Finalize graduate affiliation
  • Complete research rotations
  • Select thesis mentor
  • Identify clinical mentor(s) for longitudinal clinical exposure during PhD
  • Take PhD-specific coursework
  • Complete qualifying exams
  • Form and meet regularly with thesis committee
  • Defend Thesis
  • Apply to the Match
  • Participate in the Clinical Research Conference (CRC)

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Final Clinical Training

M4 (Translations Phase)

  • Continue clinical electives
  • Participate in the Clinical Research Conference (CRC)
  • Interview for residency or postdoc programs
  • Graduate

Bird's Eye View: The MD/PhD Curriculum

Emory MD/PhD Curriculum
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