MD-PhD physician-engineers are special individuals with extensive training in both medicine and biomedical engineering. MD-PhDs are vital members of the research community and uniquely positioned to advance both basic and clinical research. Their goals are to:
Along with courses at Geisel, students train in laboratories with leaders in their fields of engineering. Labs tend to be small, allowing faculty to be accessible and provide close mentoring.
MD-PhD students are also provided with mentoring resources at different levels of their academic careers. Mentors include include physician-scientists on the Dartmouth faculty as well as current students.
Learn how Dartmouth Engineering's graduate programs could be a great fit for you. Connect with faculty, staff, and students, and navigate the application process.
The foundation for doctoral work is undergraduate preparation in science, mathematics, and engineering principles. Applicants must hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited institution to be considered for admission to the MD-PhD program. Students must apply to both Thayer and Geisel, indicating their specific interest in the MD-PhD program.
MD-PhD candidates are required to be in residence for a minimum of six terms, including:
Students who are registered and enrolled in two or more courses per term are considered full-time and as being “in residence.”
Students in this program earn the PhD and MD degrees simultaneously, after typically seven to eight years of study.
MD-PhD students must fulfill all of the degree requirements for both the MD program at Geisel and the PhD program at Thayer, including research and dissertation requirements.
There are three major phases of study. Broadly stated, students spend the initial phase at Geisel, the second phase at Thayer fulfilling the requirements for the PhD, then the final phase at Geisel to complete the requirements for the MD.
Geisel School of Medicine
Thayer School of Engineering
Thayer School of Engineering
Thayer School of Engineering
Geisel School of Medicine
Students must apply to Geisel School of Medicine as well as to Thayer School of Engineering, indicating their specific interests.
Resister to attend virtual or in-person graduate admissions events to hear more about our graduate programs.
