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Requirements for MD/PhD students

The requirements for MD/PhD students selecting the Genetics program for their Doctor of Philosophy Degree are largely the same as for PhD students with a few exceptions due to the extra demands of the MD program.

Course requirements for MD/Ph.D. students are as follows:

  • Core Curriculum including Genetic Analysis, Cell Biology, and Molecular Biology.
  • Ethics
  • Colloquium
  • Genetic Approaches to Biomedical Problems
  • Biostatistics
  • Genomics
A grade point average of 3.0 is required for all Genetics students.