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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know several folks who did MD/PhD programs with the PhD in a social science. The ones I know did health policy or economics. Duke, Yale, Emory, UCLA, Harvard, and Chicago all have them. They are fully funded (tuition and stipend) and have great entree into the upper reaches of government, philanthropy and think-tanks in addition to academia and pharma. If memory serves me, they did 2 years of med school, a year for their PhD coursework, the last 2 years of med school, then any leftover grad classes and their dissertation, and most do a residency. If your goals are beyond just practicing medicine, it's a great route for maximum social impact.[/quote]
uh, ok. what does that have anything to do with the topic of this thread?[/quote]

It is an alternate route. Med school is very expensive and there is no financial aid, so most young doctors come out of school deeply in debt. MD/PhD programs are often free (subsidized) and just as often pay a stipend. It’s the best way to come out debt free. But it does take 4 extra years.[/quote]

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