We'd like to hear from you. Additional Degreed Medical Programs M.D.-Ph. D. Program Sponsored jointly by Mayo Medical School and Mayo Graduate School, the M.D.-Ph. D. program is designed for students who wish to be trained as medical scientists. The program requires a minimum of seven years to complete.
Some students take longer than seven years, depending on the complexities of their thesis research.
Students accepted to the program are provided with an annual stipend and a full tuition scholarship throughout their training. Mayo also provides training for medical scientists Programs are offered in biochemistry, biomedical engineering, molecular neurosciences, molecular biology, immunology, pharmacology and tumor biology. Students begin the program with the first two years of the medical school curriculum and research rotations during summers. Following three to four years of advanced coursework and completion of the Ph.D. dissertation, students return to complete the last 18 months of the medical school curriculum. Mayo is internationally recognized in both basic science and patient-oriented research.