Graduation with this additional citation is not only a highly regarded goal of the medical students but, more important, represents an enriched educational achievement that has helped to create a more secure base for the future doctor1s understanding of patho-physiologic mechanisms that determine the difference between health and illness in human beings. D. Programs Selected students may take a curriculum leading to both the M.D. and the Ph.D. degrees in a minimum of six years by registering in the School of Medicine and in the Graduate School of Arts and Science. The Ph.D. degree may be earned in one of the basic medical sciences or in the social sciences. In the first phase of the program, the student completes requirements for the Ph.D. degree in one of the basic medical science departments together with other preclinical work for the M.D. degree. In addition, he attends correlation sessions in the clinical subjects.
Clinical clerkships follow the period of research required for the Ph.D. thesis.
Clinical studies during the M.D.-Ph. Applications for M.D.-Ph. D. programs may be filed with the application for admission to medical school. Candidates are evaluated first by the regular admission process. Those candidates for the M.D.-Ph.