Combined Degree Programs
Integrated Combined Degrees
Wake Forest School of Medicine offers an MD/PhD combined degree program, as well as MD/MS programs. The MD/MS and MD/PhD are offered in conjunction with the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.
Applicants for combined degree programs must be accepted through a separate admissions process to the graduate school. The Graduate School accepts the MCAT.
MD/PhD Program
The integrated MD/PhD program is a comprehensive 7-year program that provides students with rigorous training in both medicine and a basic science discipline.
MD/MS Program
The MD/MS in Clinical and Population Translational Science is designed to develop competencies in clinical researchers interested in conducting translational research. Those interested in the MD/MS degree may choose to complete an extra year of training after the second year of medical school. Medical students may apply for admittance to the MS graduate program in the fall of their second year.
Accepted applicants are admitted to the MS program for their third year of study and complete required coursework for the MS degree in that year. Students rejoin medical studies in years 4 and 5, while they simultaneously complete a master's thesis project as the final requirement for the MS degree.