•••quote:•••Originally posted by mpp:
•I think all the programs (I don't know of any exceptions but they could exist) do it that way. You do the first two years with the medical students, than 2 to 4 years to complete the PhD, then you do years three/four of the medical program to complete the MD.•••••University of illinois champaign-urbana starts teh md/phd program with the phd part.
As for the original question, some people do phd then MD. I personally think the MD PHD route is MUCH better that PHD/Then md, if you knew from the beggining (much cheaper, a little shorter, and more intertwined).