MD/MS in Engineering

[DennisBergkamp]

Can anyone tell me which schools offer this kind of program? I was only able to look up Minnesota, Dartmouth, Case, Indiana, and Maryland. However, Minnesota's website says "The University of Minnesota Medical School is one of 10 schools that offers an M.D./M.S. in Biomedical Engineering or a similar master’s degree", so there should be some that I am missing. If you know any schools that offer an MD/Self-chosen MA or MS program, please let me know as well. Thanks.

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[JJMrK]

This doesn't directly answer your question, but you might find it interesting. Stanford requires the completion of a scholarly concentration, and one of the possible concentrations is bioengineering. More info here: http://med.stanford.edu/md/curriculum/scholarly_concentrations/

 

[DennisBergkamp]

Yeah thanks a lot, I am primarily interested in completing some quantitative coursework/doing quantitative research while in med school, although Stanford seems like a bit of a stretch.

 

[TexasPhysician]

This seriously exists? Thought you were joking. What is the purpose of getting an MD and a MS in engineering? Are you going to build hospitals in third world countries while practicing medicine at the same time?

 

[TriXStar]

This seriously exists? Thought you were joking. What is the purpose of getting an MD and a MS in engineering? Are you going to build hospitals in third world countries while practicing medicine at the same time?

LOL

 

[shouldvestudied]

This seriously exists? Thought you were joking. What is the purpose of getting an MD and a MS in engineering? Are you going to build hospitals in third world countries while practicing medicine at the same time?

Yeah, totally. Because the field of Biomedical engineering is totally not one that would be greatly enhanced by having an MD.

 

[TexasPhysician]

Yeah, totally. Because the field of Biomedical engineering is totally not one that would be greatly enhanced by having an MD.

I can't tell if you are being sarcastic or not.

Maybe there is a use for the two, but I can't think of any. Most people who go to med school want to treat patients in clinic. You don't need engineering to treat patients. You also don't need an MD to make your mark in biomedical engineering.

 

[DennisBergkamp]

You might as well argue the point of an MD/PhD program then. The programs I have looked at are integrated 5-year ones. An MS in engineering would help me pursue research I am interested in, without having to take a break in order to earn a PhD. The type of thinking developed through engineering-related coursework/research would also help me in clinical practice.

 

[ChemEngSoonMD]

Can anyone tell me which schools offer this kind of program? I was only able to look up Minnesota, Dartmouth, Case, Indiana, and Maryland. However, Minnesota's website says "The University of Minnesota Medical School is one of 10 schools that offers an M.D./M.S. in Biomedical Engineering or a similar master’s degree", so there should be some that I am missing. If you know any schools that offer an MD/Self-chosen MA or MS program, please let me know as well. Thanks.

why dont you just get a ms separately first and then get an MD?

 

[physicsnerd42]

If you're going to do it, I say do the MD/PhD.

I'm at Dartmouth (where we have a MD/MS) and I'm not really sure why people would do the MD/MS. Yes, you're funded during the MS and it extends your time here by only a year, but you're not funded during the MD and you have to give up elective time during 4th year to finish the masters (just like the MD/MBA students). The MS is also quite a bit of coursework, so there's not a ton of time to get research done (even though the reason every MS at the engineering school here is funded is that you're, in theory, doing a research-based masters).

If you're going to add a year on to med school because you want to do research, doing a course work-heavy masters (I believe you have to do 6 courses over your first three terms here, which can be a lot of work) is maybe not the best strategy (even if you get paid to do it). If you're interested in BME, just apply for the MD/PhD, spend 2-3 extra years and be funded for the whole thing. Then again, I'm biased.

 

[DennisBergkamp]

Thanks for the advice, what are you doing your PhD in?

 

[physicsnerd42]

Thanks for the advice, what are you doing your PhD in?

Biomedical engineering. 😀

 

[Kickback]

Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine offers a MD/MS in BME. Plus it's fully funded if you get everything done in 5 years!

 

[Food]

why dont you just get a ms separately first and then get an MD?

Finally back, eh?