phd to md

  1. G

    Research-Oriented School Suggestion

    Here is my background. https://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/anything-i-have-to-do-more-before-application.1490407/ (MCAT 515 with CARS 123 lol, but others are 130/132) PS: I have tried rehab shadowing, and it is good! My interests is oncology, especially brain tumor. I also like infectious...
  2. C

    Current PhD student looking for advice - confused on what the best path forward is

    Hi everyone! I'm feeling a bit lost on where to go from here and SDN seems like the best place to get some advice. After scouring through the threads I realized that I do have a few different paths forward, but am very confused as to how I should go about this About Me: I am currently a 3rd...
  3. M

    Medical School after Leaving Graduate School...Twice...

    Hello all! I left a T20 chemistry PhD program back in 2017 and I'm currently in the process of applying to resume my studies. I originally became interested in chemistry because of my interest in medicine, and I plan to pursue medicine in the future. I see many paths forward from here involving...
  4. L

    PhD to MD

    Hello all, any help or advice would be greatly appreciated on this manner. Currently, I am approaching the end of my 1st year in a PhD doing research in an inorganic chemistry lab. Prior to me joining this program I was in pre-med in undergrad and I have 2 years of working as a scribe in an ER...
  5. P

    Going from PhD to an MD/PhD, in a different school.

    I just started a MS/PhD combined program in Biochemistry in a school that doesn't have a Medical school. I am thinking of going for an MD/PhD after my masters. My undergraduate GPA is only 3.56. My undergrad was in Genetics. I'm in the process of getting my first paper published. Hopefully...
  6. amuseddoughnut

    Financing/Paying off med school - Rising M1 interested in Academic Medicine

    I am a rising M1 interested in ultimately taking a position in academic medicine with some amount of clinical time and some amount of research time. I have a PhD already. My cost for med school will be about $120k for the 4 years. I'm trying to figure out if I want to take out loans for the...
  7. ExtraEspresso

    MD Funding After PhD

    I am currently in my first year of my PhD program, and I decided just too late that I am interested in pursuing both an MD and a PhD. I am working with my current program to try to switch from PhD to MD/PhD, but there is no guarantee that that will be possible or that I will get accepted. If I...
  8. C

    Are there any PhD programs that let you eventually apply to MD programs?

    I know that in some medical schools, MD programs let you apply in your first year of medical school to try to get into the dual MD/PhD program. One of my friends told me her cousin was going into a biomedical science program that allowed her to apply for medical school in the second year to...