How difficult is it for one to get into an out of state md/phd program?

[dave613]

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For instance, I live in new york, but i might consider an md/phd in new jersey or pennsylvania. So is my applying out of state going to put me at a serious disadvantage to in state students or it doesn't really matter?

 

[tedrik]

It's my understanding that MSTPs don't care if you are from in-state or not. After looking into it, I've found that places like the UC's and UW are nearly impossible to get into from out-of-state, but this applies to MD applicants only. I was hoping the UCs would favor in-state candidates because I'm at UC Irvine, but unfortunately that doesn't seem to be the case.

I'm assuming this info applies to the new jersey and pennsylvania schools that you are interested in, but maybe someone else has a different opinion here.

 

[b&ierstiefel]

MSTP programs don't have in-state restrictions, as far as I know.

For example, take U of Washington. When I applied to their med school, they sent me a letter saying that "if you are not a resident of Washington, you should not waste your effort in applying...unless you are interested in applying to the MSTP program" (or something to that effect).

 

[Doctor&Geek]

Only UMass and Arizona have MD/PhD programs that are limited to in-state residents.

 

[GeneGoddess]

I'm at a school that is req'd to take 90% state residents and at least half of the MD/PhDs are out-of-state students. Our program doesn't care about residency (and the med school leaves a certain number of OOS slots open for us).

 

[dave613]

Thanks a lot guys. Now I know where to apply.

 

[lynnier79]

UMASS does not have in-state restrictions for the MD/PhD program from what i understand. I was interviewed and accepted and I am not from MAss.

 

[PTPoeny]

MSTP programs are not allowed to favor students students based on state residency from my understanding. Other schools can, but from the people I have talked to, I know that Penn State and Nebraska will usually try to interview in-state students that otherwise might be borderline for an interview, but it doesn't make a difference in the final decision.

 

[marionseven14]

From my understanding, UMass is actually trying to get some MD/PhD representaton ( I think this is their second year of allowing out of state people to apply) because they are applying for MSTP status. They are still a funded program but I think a lot of people don't know that you can't apply from out of state because the regular MD program will not even take applications from people out of state. I know some people in the program and they actually have pretty good research there - better than some MSTP's. Its a pretty good option if you don't mind living in Worcester...

 

[Mephisto]

I know quite a few MD-PhD's at UMass. One MD-PhD was featured in a Worcester Telegram article about match day and he matched in Dermatology at Penn (extremely solid residency).

Anyways, though UMass is not MSTP yet, all the MD-PhD students are completely funded by the school (and state, I guess) and get a nice stipend (I think 24.5k). I know some students who were able to put a down payment on a small house with their stipend and thus have begun their real estate investment for the future (values definitely appreciate and over seven years, it's a great ivestment).