Overview

MD/PhD candidates will take their MD training at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the PhD training at one of the three collaborating institutions; RWJMS, Rutgers University, and Princeton University. Participation in graduate programs in areas other than the biological sciences are available.

The usual program will provide three years of graduate studies as follows:

Year 1: Medical Year 1 (M1)
Year 2: Medical year 2 (M2): USMLE Step 1
Year 3: Graduate Year 1 (PhD-1)
Year 4: Graduate Year 2 (PhD-2)
Year 5: Graduate Year 3 (PhD-3)
Year 6: Medical Year 3 (M3): Core clerkships and clinical electives
Year 7: Medical Year 4 (M4): USMLE Step 2 CS & CK; residency match applications

Select medical school courses (taken during M1 and M2) co-listed as graduate courses are transferred to the graduate program upon advisor selection and program assignment. Additional graduate courses are taken as dictated by the program requirements of the specific discipline or the topic of the PhD thesis research. Final course requirements for the PhD are determined by the graduate program of the student. The choice of graduate program is based on the affiliation of the student's mentor. In most cases, students will select their graduate program from the institution and affiliated graduate program where the faculty member holds their primary appointment.

Full details are available in the MD/PhD Program Book.

Faculty
Faculty participating in this program have appointments in one or more of the three collaborating institutions: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University and Princeton University, all located in central New Jersey.

Financial Program
Students accepted to the MD/PhD Program will receive tuition payment for all MD and PhD years in addition to a competitive stipend.