This support includes tuition, educational expenses, and a living stipend. Other sources of support are commonly identified for students who take longer than six years to complete the program. Additional information about the MSTP is available in the MSAR and from schools offering the program. More than 80 medical schools have programs that allow a student to earn an M.D. along with a Ph.D. in an area pertinent to medicine. The funding packages offered to students in these programs will vary from school to school.
Some schools provide full support, including tuition, educational expenses, and a living stipend.
Other schools may have more limited funding. You should contact individual schools for more information on funding. A smaller number of medical schools offer programs that combine the M.D. with degrees in law, business, public health, and other fields. Special funding is usually not available for students in these programs, but students can use financial aid to meet their expenses. Because the programs lengthen the time of enrollment, educational debt may increase.