Is it easier to get into a joint MD-MPH program?

[DubbiDoctor]

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I'm applying to medical school, and also have an interest in public health (I am pursuing a certificate in public health during my gap year). I would be interested in pursuing a joint MD/MPH (really like the MPH coursework, and believe I can apply principles of public health to my medical practice). However, my main objective is to become a physician, and I would only be interested in committing to a joint MD/MPH program if it were easier to get into that an MD program, since it would either take additional time or intensify the 4 year MD program. Does anyone have any information as to whether a joint MD/MPH degree is in fact easier to get into?

 

[md-2020]

It's not. If anything, they're harder to get into as you have to articulate well why you want the MPH.

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

No.