MD/PhD in Surgery?

[pbrocks15]

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Hi everyone!

I'm very interested in research but I also find surgery to be extremely fascinating.

I was wondering if its atypical to find MD/PhDs in surgery?

Also, I want to eventually be an attending at a Hospital as I was able to shadow a few attending docs and found it to just be really cool. Does the institution where I get my PhD matter much to what kind of doctor and research I want to do?

I have a high GPA and will be taking a the MCAT in October and then taking a Gap year to do research, hopefully at the NIH but I have a few other plans.


Thanks everyone!

 

[Neuronix]

This question is asked every few months. Here's the last thread on it, in which I link to many more threads.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/are-surgery-and-md-phd-incompatible.1065821

 

[pbrocks15]

Thank you! I assume that opinions haven't changed through the years?

 

[Neuronix]

No.