MD with PhD/PsyD

[jscarpachio]

Are there any medical schools that offer this type of joint degree (MD w/ higher psych degree)?

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[doc05]

there are plenty that award a PhD jointly. The focus of the PhD is usually basic science, but several schools will allow a psych degree.

the question though, is whether a PhD/PsyD is practical given the amount of specialized psychiatry training you will receive as a resident anyway. seems redundant, but I'm no psychiatrist. any psych residents have an opinion?

 

[OldPsychDoc]

there are plenty that award a PhD jointly. The focus of the PhD is usually basic science, but several schools will allow a psych degree.

the question though, is whether a PhD/PsyD is practical given the amount of specialized psychiatry training you will receive as a resident anyway. seems redundant, but I'm no psychiatrist. any psych residents have an opinion?

One of my attendings was a PhD clinical psychologist who returned for an MD and psych residency. It did seem to give him a different perspective on things...