Students may apply to this program in their first or second year of medical school. Students then complete their final year of medical school. J.D. Students must apply and be admitted to both the School of Medicine and the School of Law. Usually this is done concurrently, however, medical students in residence may apply in their first or second year to the School of Law. Training leading to the J.D. begins in the third year and is completed in three years.
Students then complete their final two years of medical education.
Interested students must obtain written approval from the M.D.-M.P.H. advisor at the beginning of the second year. Training for the M.P.H. begins in year. Upon completion of the master s degree requirements, students then complete their final year of medical education. The Duke University Medical School and the Fuqua School of Business jointly administer an M.D.-M.B.A. program taking five years to complete. The student completes the first two years of medical school and then takes a leave of absence to enter the first year of the M.B.A. program.