Programs

Graduate Programs

Combined Degree Programs

The School of Medicine and the University Graduate School offer selected students an opportunity to pursue the Ph.D., M.B.A., M.A., or M.P.H. degrees, concurrently or sequentially, with a coordinated and flexible program leading also to the M.D. degree. The combined degree program is designed to meet the student’s particular objectives and needs and is planned by the student and an advisory committee of faculty representing the School of Medicine and the respective graduate school program. Programs at Indianapolis are available in anatomy and cell biology, biochemistry and molecular biology, cellular and integrative physiology, medical and molecular genetics, biomolecular imaging and biophysics, medical neuroscience, microbiology and immunology, pathology and laboratory medicine, pharmacology, toxicology, and biomedical engineering with Purdue University faculty at West Lafayette and at IUPUI. Programs at Bloomington are available in the basic medical sciences, humanities, and social studies. The combined degree programs are also available through the graduate schools of Purdue University and Notre Dame University.

Entry into a combined degree program requires approval of both the School of Medicine and the University Graduate School.

The Indiana University School of Medicine has an NIH-supported Indiana Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) for fellowship and tuition support of students in the combined M.D./Ph.D. program at Indianapolis. A faculty committee nominates students for the program based on commitment to a career as a physician scientist, research experience, undergraduate grade point average, and MCAT scores. Information can be obtained from the Graduate Division of the School of Medicine.

Completion of the MSTP program entails meeting all requirements for both degrees. Many nonclinical courses of the curriculum of the School of Medicine satisfy course require-ments for both degrees, and credit given for graduate study may fulfill some of the School of Medicine requirements. The combined degrees may thus be acquired in less time than would be required if both were taken separately.

A minimum of 90 credit hours of graduate (Ph.D.) study is required for the combined Ph.D./M.D. degree. A maximum of 30 credit hours of School of Medicine courses may count toward the Ph.D. degree.

For additional information, contact:
Graduate Division
Indiana University School of Medicine
Medical Science Building 207
635 Barnhill Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5120
Telephone: (317) 274-3441
E-mail: biomed [at] iupui [dot] edu
http://grad.medicine.iu.edu/mdphd

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