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No, except as a combined program with an extended duration (MD/MS, MD/PhD, etc.).
There are programs like MD/PhD and PharmD/PhD offered but besides that I'm not quite sure what you're really asking. If you're asking about doing say a PharmD and an MD together or something like that, no, but then I'd ask what would be the point?
What is your end goal here? And why might you want to try and do something like that?
What is your end goal here? And why might you want to try and do something like that?
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Are you saying like... MD/PhD or more like doing two residencies (e.g. ophthalmology and ENT)? Two degree programs is entirely feasible and many students nowadays do that. Some examples other than MD/PhD are MD/MA/MS, MD/MBA, MD/JD (rare), MD/MPH, etc. In terms of two residencies, I've never heard of that other than people who switch fields entirely. The reason is that it takes so long to develop expertise in one field and if you don't use it, you lose it. Residency is so long nowadays that doing two would take a very long time and by the time you finish the second one, you'll no longer be current in the first field. If you want a broad exposure to many fields, then consider internal medicine, peds, emed, or family practice.
As in MD/Physician's assistant? What's the rationale for that?
No.
I can't think of anything a physician can't do that a PA can. But someone correct me if I'm wrong
I love this thread for the mere fact that if I'm understanding it correctly it sounds insane [emoji24] . Anyone down for an MD/DO dual degree?
Edit: To OP and anyone else reading for a serious answer: no MD/PA is not an existing program although PA's do sometimes go on to medical school. There are a variety of other dual MD degree programs, usually designed to complement your medical training in some way with additional skills in lab research, epidemiology, etc.
Edit: To OP and anyone else reading for a serious answer: no MD/PA is not an existing program although PA's do sometimes go on to medical school. There are a variety of other dual MD degree programs, usually designed to complement your medical training in some way with additional skills in lab research, epidemiology, etc.
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Trust me you are not the only one...
Also note that PA programs tend to be a more watered down, condensed version of med school. There's nothing you learn as a PA that you don't learn (and in more depth) in the MD curriculum. So doing a PA/MD would be like taking math for bio majors and math for math majors at the same time - you get all of the former in the latter and at a higher level.
If you mean dual medical degrees:
I know of no MD/PharmD, MD/OD, or MD/any other medical degree programs. There exist the following variants: MD/PhD, MD/MPH, MD/MBA, MD/JD, and MD/MS (maybe some more? But I think this is all of them) as well as their DO equivalents (excluding DO/JD). Almost all of these programs require an extension of your time in medical school so you can complete the second degree (i.e. 5 years instead of 4).
If you mean dual residencies:
Yes, there are dual (and triple!) board residencies available wherein you train in two specialties simultaneously or separately and may become board certified in these multiple specialties. There are several combinations, like IM/EM, EM/FM, FM/IM, neurology/psychiatry, and others. Usually, these programs are hyper competitive.
I know of no MD/PharmD, MD/OD, or MD/any other medical degree programs. There exist the following variants: MD/PhD, MD/MPH, MD/MBA, MD/JD, and MD/MS (maybe some more? But I think this is all of them) as well as their DO equivalents (excluding DO/JD). Almost all of these programs require an extension of your time in medical school so you can complete the second degree (i.e. 5 years instead of 4).
If you mean dual residencies:
Yes, there are dual (and triple!) board residencies available wherein you train in two specialties simultaneously or separately and may become board certified in these multiple specialties. There are several combinations, like IM/EM, EM/FM, FM/IM, neurology/psychiatry, and others. Usually, these programs are hyper competitive.
.. so not only doing both medical and PA school at the same time, which makes zero sense and is not possible ... but you want to do them at two physically different institutions, again, at the same time?
Might as well send Hermione an owl asking to borrow her time machine hickamajoo
We have a DO/JD at RowanSOM.
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