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MD/PhD Programs: One Size Does Not Fit All

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Chirag B. Patel, University of Texas-Houston

Here at UT-Houston Medical School, our MD/PhD program is unique in that it encourages us to complete three years of medical school before pursuing doctoral research in the lab. The vast majority of US MD/PhD programs go by the 2-3-2 schedule, wherein students complete the first two years of medical school (basic sciences), undertake three years of research towards their PhD (although this number is incrementally increasing each year), and then enter the hospital to complete the last two years of medical school (clinical rotations).