Hoodle, it was my understanding that you only get any kind of substantial stipend (meaning more than, say, 5k/yr, if anything at all) while in the grad school portion of a dual degree program (as opposed to the vet school portion). Is that not correct? I'm doing the dual degree the traditional way (which is certainly not the cost effective way to do it
), but in researching the various vet/PhD programs I kept seeing that you only get "paid" for the research years, and have to find other sources of income during the 4 years of vet school classes/clinics.
I also thought I read that most schools (med schools included) were moving away from paying the tuition for the med/vet portion of the dual programs? It's been a while since I looked, but I believe LSU and VMRCVM already have, and Tufts has some kind of program where you may have to pay tuition (full or reduced), depending on funding availability. Perhaps someone attending those or other schools could shed some light?
Just a heads up to anyone interested in pursuing these kinds of programs - as already stated, they are not a free ride, and are lots and lots of work, but are well worth it if you're willing to put in the time and effort!