Dual Degree Programs

The Medical School provides flexibility for students who wish to combine their medical education with additional courses or a degree program in many fields including public health, public policy, science information, business, and the biomedical sciences.If you are intersted in any of these programs, please fill out intent form : Click Here.

Programs

Additional Programs

Program Descriptions

MD/Masters in Public Health (MPH)-Masters

The School of Public Health at Michigan is rated one of the best in the country and each year a number of students choose to pursue the Master in Public Health (MPH) or Masters in Health Sciences Administration degree (MHSA). Programs of study include Biostatistics, Environmental and Industrial Health, Epidemiology, Health Behavior and Health Education and Health Management and Policy.

Typically, medical students apply to the School of Public Health (and Rackham for the MHSA degree) after they have arrived in Ann Arbor and begun medical studies. Students complete the first three years of medical school and up to four months of fourth year course work before matriculating to the School of Public Health. Year 5 is spent completing remaining Medical School and School of Public Health requirements.

In recognition of the interdependency of the degrees, the University confers the MD and MPH-MHSA degrees only after the completion of both schools ‘degree requirements.

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Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)

The Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) is a joint effort of the University of Michigan graduate and medical schools to provide superb and balanced training in science and medicine. Approximately nine students are admitted to the program each year.

The MSTP curriculum generally requires seven full calendar years, but many fellows take eight. Typically, MSTP fellows begin with the two-year preclinical phase in the curriculum for the M.D. degree, additional graduate course modules in biological chemistry or other areas, and laboratory rotations in the summers. All fellows must take and pass the USMLE Step 1 examination before becoming full-time graduate students. In the Graduate Phase, they complete the requirements for Ph.D. candidacy, including preliminary examinations, thesis research, and a written dissertation. After defense of the dissertation the fellows return to the M.D. curriculum to begin the Clinical Phase of their education, including required clerkships, a subinternship, electives and the USMLE Step 2 examination. In recognition of the interdependency of the degrees, the University confers the M.D. and Ph.D. degrees only after the completion of both. Many doctoral programs are available to students and entering fellows are not required to choose a doctoral field until midway through the second year.

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MD/MBA (Masters in Business Administration)

The mission of the University of Michigan MD/MBA Combined Degree Program is to provide opportunities for students to explore and integrate complementary interests and career goals that combine medicine and business.

MD/MBA Program is a five-year integrated combined degree program. Prospective applicants to the program may express their interest prior to matriculating to Medical School or upon completion of their M2 year. Applicants formally apply for Medical School endorsement into the program in the fall of their M3 year and for admission to the Business School in January of the M3 year.

Students admitted into the MD/MBA Program spend their first three years in Medical School, completing the M1, M2, and M3 course work/requirements and up to four month of the M4 course work. These students then matriculate in the Business School to complete the full first year MBA course load as their fourth program year, as well as an MBA summer internship between the fourth and fifth program years. In the fifth year, students spend one term completing the MD degree requirements and the other term completing the MBA degree requirements. In recognition of the interdependency of the degrees, the University confers the MD and MBA degrees only after the completion of both schools’ degree requirements.

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MD/MSI (Masters of Science in Information)

The mission of the University of Michigan Medical Degree/Masters in Science Information (MD/MSI) Dual Degree Program is to provide opportunities for students to explore and integrate complementary interests and career goals that combine medicine and information. The program offers a unique opportunity to understand the multiple ways in which people, information, and technology interact in the medical environment.

MD/MSI Program is a five-year integrated program. Students accepted into the Program will spend their first three years in Medical School, completing the M1, M2, and M3 course work and up to four months of M4 course work. These students then matriculate to the School of Information to complete the full first year MSI course load as their fourth program year and complete an MSI summer internship between the fourth and fifth program years. In the fifth year, students will spend one semester completing the MD requirements, and the other semester completing the MSI requirements. The MD and MSI degrees will be awarded only after the completion of the requirements of both programs.

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MD/MPP (Masters of Public Policy)

The mission of the University of Michigan Medical Degree/Master of Public Policy (MD/MPP) Dual Degree Program is to provide opportunities for students to explore and integrate complementary interests and career goals that combine medicine and public policy and to offer a unique opportunity to understand the intersection of public policy and medicine. Through academic coursework and practical experience, the Gerald Ford School of Public Policy provides students with skills to effectively analyze and manage programs and data. Graduates are prepared to apply these new techniques in the health care arena to improve patient care, to enhance the quality of medical decision making, and to contribute to medical education and training. Medical students will learn to address such policy issues as managing health care costs and access, regulatory requirements, and addressing public health concerns related to topics such as immunizations and disease control.

MD/MPP Program is a five-year integrated program. Students accepted into the program will spend their first three years in Medical School, completing the M1, M2, and M3 course work, and up to four months of M4 course work. These students then matriculate to the Ford School of Public Policy to complete the full first year MPP course load as their fourth program year and complete an MPP summer internship between the fourth and fifth program years. In the fifth year, students will spend one semester completing the MD requirements, and the other semester completing the MPP requirements. The MD and MPP degrees will be awarded only after the completion of the requirements of both schools’ programs.

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MD/MA.EDU (Masters of Arts in Education)

The mission of the University The collaborative mission of the University of Michigan MD/MA.Edu Dual Degree Program is to provide opportunities for medical students who would like a strong foundation in educational theory, research, principles and applications – and who would like to acquire this foundation at the same time they are completing the requirements for the M.D. degree.

MD/MA.Edu Program is a five- (or 5.5) year integrated program. Students accepted into the Program will spend their first three years in Medical School, completing the M1, M2 and M3 course work, and up to four months of M4 coursework. These students will then matriculate in the School of Education (SOE) to complete the full first year SOE course load as their fourth program year, and complete an SOE summer internship between the fourth and fifth program years. In the fifth year, students will spend one semester completing the MD requirements, and the other semester completing the SOE requirements. Students also have the option of taking an additional half year to complete SOE requirements.

In recognition of the interdependency of the degrees, the University confers the MD and MPH-MHSA degrees only after the completion of both schools ‘degree requirements.

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Programs in Progress

Dual degrees with the Law School and College of Engineering are in development. In the interim, students may arrange for an educational leave of absence to pursue the degree of choice.

Additional Programs

Masters in Clinical Research

Applicants must be currently enrolled in a master's program at the University of Michigan in one of the following schools: Medical, Nursing, Pharmacy and Dentistry. Medical students enter the program upon completion of their M3 year.

The Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) program is a research training program designed specifically for U-M students in professional degree programs. Students take time out to complete an intensive, year-long master's program in clinical research. The degree is awarded by Rackham through the Department of Epidemiology in the U-M School of Public Health. The program is designed to fill a unique gap in the educational training for clinical and translational researchers by introducing students to clinical research early in their professional careers.

he Intensive Clinical Research Curriculum consists of three components: a Core Didactic and Practical Curriculum, a research practicum, and personalized course electives. Each component requires a significant commitment and includes clearly defined requirements. Trainees may use the components as building blocks to craft a curriculum plan appropriate to their background and career goals.

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