Drexel University College of Medicine offers several programs that let students earn dual degrees at the graduate level. These programs allow students an opportunity to develop their specialized interests during their medical school years.
Applicants to the M.D./Ph.D. program apply jointly to both programs. Please follow all application deadlines for the joint program.
Applicants to the M.D./MBA, M.D./MPH and M.D./M.S. programs proceed with their application separately from their medical school application. Applicants must be accepted to the medical school in order to be considered for one of these dual degree programs.
M.D./Ph.D.
M.D./MPH
M.D./MBA
M.D./M.S.
M.D./Ph.D.
Drexel University College of Medicine and its Biomedical Graduate Studies program offer highly qualified students the option to pursue both M.D. and Ph.D. degrees. The program is designed for a limited number of individuals who are strongly motivated toward careers in academic medicine and medically oriented research. The course of study can generally be completed in seven to eight years. During the first two years, students pursue the basic medical pre-clinical curriculum in either IFM or PIL. The next three to four years focus on individualized advanced coursework, research, and seminars, culminating in the thesis defense. In the final two years, students complete clinical rotations and electives, including the optional Research Pathway for M.D./Ph.D. students.
For more information, please review the M.D./Ph.D. program or call 1-866-6-BIOMED for more information.
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M.D./MPH
With Drexel's School of Public Health, Drexel University College of Medicine offers a joint five-year program for highly qualified students to pursue both the M.D. and the Master of Public Health degrees. Students are taught to be physicians with a public-health orientation to the development, planning, delivery, and evaluation of health care programs and policies.
For more information, please review the M.D./MPH program or call 215-762-4110 for more information.
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M.D./MBA
The M.D./MBA degree meets a growing demand by physicians who wish to contribute to the development of health policy, manage medical practices, hospitals, and related organizations. The joint program prepares physicians to apply management principles to individual or group practices or to move into management positions at many types of organizations. Students receive training at both the College of Medicine and at Drexel's AACSB-accredited LeBow College of Business. The program lets students earn both degrees in five years.
For information, please review the M.D./MBA program or call 215-895-2115 for more information.
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M.D./M.S.
Beginning 2010-2011, Drexel medical students may enter a combined degree pathway to receive a master's degree in Healthcare Ethics through St. Joseph's University. A description of the master's degree program is found at: http://www.sju.edu/academics/centers/bioethics/program/masters.html. Students spend a year in residence at St. Joseph's University, either after the second year of medical school or after the third year. They receive additional, selected course credits toward the master's degree for medical school coursework.
For additional information, contact Steven Rosenzweig, M.D., course director for Bioethics.
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