What is DO Ph.D.

[Necr0sis713]

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What exactly does the PhD involve? What other benefits would I get by pursuing this path? Is there more schooling involved? Or just a different curriculum?

 

[AlteredScale]

What exactly does the PhD involve? What other benefits would I get by pursuing this path? Is there more schooling involved? Or just a different curriculum?

The PhD will involve whatever area you wish to pursue. Usually it's within the area of biomedical sciences.

Benefits: having the experience of doing bench work that may or may not allow you to pursue a career as a physician scientist (a clinician who also runs a lab as well).

The DO/PhD is just like the MD/PhD in terms of length, it can range from 6-9 years depending on your project progress during your PhD years.

It's a different curriculum for each school, MSU has sort of an integrate curriculum where you start your bench work while in your preclinical years of the DO part. Most will follow a traditional: 2+4+2 type curriculum which is 2 years preclinical DO, then your PhD (this can range from 4-7 yrs), then you go back to the DO part ti finish up the clinical portion.

You can go to MSUCOM's website and see the current DO/PhD students and email them if you want a better description of what it's like.

 

[Goro]

The typical path is

OMSI, OMSII -> PhD -> OMSIII, OMSIV. Total time will be as mentioned 6-9 years.

I know of MD schools where the PhD part is a glorified MS equivalent (in terms of time expended), but other schools will demand a full blown PhD, just like any other PhD grad student.

What exactly does the PhD involve? What other benefits would I get by pursuing this path? Is there more schooling involved? Or just a different curriculum?

 

[Necr0sis713]

Well that sounds very appealing to me. I actually am talking about MSU since I got their secondary app asking if I wanted to do it. The thing is I wouldn't be starting school until I'm 27 if I get accepted this cycle, so the idea of more schooling doesn't sound really appealing to me.

I do however love the biomedical sciences and would love to be an "expert" in the subject so to speak. I'm gonna have to think about this one.

 

[AlteredScale]

Well that sounds very appealing to me. I actually am talking about MSU since I got their secondary app asking if I wanted to do it. The thing is I wouldn't be starting school until I'm 27 if I get accepted this cycle, so the idea of more schooling doesn't sound really appealing to me.

I do however love the biomedical sciences and would love to be an "expert" in the subject so to speak. I'm gonna have to think about this one.

Inwould def suggest asking a few of the MD PhD physician and students on the research scientis section of sdn 🙂 they will have great advice.


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