Combined Ph.D. Degree: M.D./Ph.D.

This program trains outstanding physician-investigators whose clinical practice shapes the path of their future bioengineering research in technological advances for treatment and diagnosis of medical conditions.

Where to Apply:

• Applications are submitted via AMCAS to the MD-PhD program

Our Bioengineers enrolled in the M.D./Ph.D. program satisfy the degree requirements for both degrees within 7 or 8 years..

Additional Information:

You can find additional information online from the School of Medicine. If you are interested in applying, please contact the medical school’s combined degree programs office:

Dr. Lawrence Brass, Director of Combined Degree Programs

Maggie Krall, Director of Administration

phone:215-898-8025

fax:215-573-9428

mail:  Suite 100 Annex (room 104) Stemmler Hall

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA  19104-6087

You may also wish to contact some of our current M.D./Ph.D. students to learn about their experiences at Penn:

Mariia (Masha) Alibekova Omar Abdoun Ahmed Aly Vinay Ayyappan John Bernabei Christina Chen Rajiv Deshpande Maria Diaz Ortiz Royce Dong Michael Duong Sohaib Hashmi David Kersen Ivan Kuznetsov Andrew Lin

W. David Lindsay Alfredo Lucas Andrew Murphy Lance Murphy Rohan Palanki Nicholas Perkons Henry Sanchez Ethan Solomon Griffin Spychalski Margaret Tamburro Elizabeth Thompson Selen Uman Karen Xu