Path after MD/Phd

[LuvinLife]

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After finishing an MD/PhD, what is next. Residency and then a fellowship? Do people do Post-docs? I just need some paths that people are taking after finishing the MD/PhD. Which parts of the paths to a physician scientist (after the MD/PhD) are needed and which parts are not? Thanks in advance for your answers!

 

[CielloStelatto]

It depends on what you want to do with it. Short story: if you want to practice medicine, then you'll need to do a residency. If you want to do significant research, you should do a post-doc.

There's plenty of info out there on the web about this, e.g. http://www.mdphds.org/guide/postgrad.php.

 

[LuvinLife]

It depends on what you want to do with it. Short story: if you want to practice medicine, then you'll need to do a residency. If you want to do significant research, you should do a post-doc.

There's plenty of info out there on the web about this, e.g. http://www.mdphds.org/guide/postgrad.php.

Thanks, this was very helpful! It mentions that there is a research component to some residencies. Is there a website explaining this as well?or can someone explain these programs in more detail? I didn't see the reference for that statement on the website.

 

[Build]

Research components of residencies and fellowships vary by program. There are "research track" (aka fast track) programs where you'll go through your residency training in a shorter period of time and then use some of it at the end for extra research during your fellowship years. Alternatively, some residencies will offer to fund a year of research at the end of it. If you search around the existing threads, you should find some discussion on the topic.