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LIFE SCIENCES - SCHOOL OF
MEDICINE
www.biomed.miami.edu
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Admission to the MD/PhD Program is highly competitive, and
interested applicants are advised to apply early in the fall.
AMCAS applications must be received by the
Medical Admissions Office no later than December
15. Competitive applicants usually have a cumulative
undergraduate science G.P.A. of at least 3.4 and a composite
score of at least 32 on the MCAT exam. Preference will be
given to candidates who can provide tangible evidence of a
commitment to biomedical research, substantial laboratory
or other relevant research experience and scientific talent.
Applications from under-represented groups, including minorities
and women, are encouraged.
The completed application should contain
a research narrative and two letters of recommendation from
scientists who specifically address their potential as a physician
scientist. One of these must come from a scientist with whom
the student performed research. Composite evaluations from
a premedical advisory committee cannot be substituted for
either of these letters. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
is not required for matriculation into the
MD/PhD Program.
All MD/PhD applicants are reviewed by both the MD Program
Admissions Committee and the MD/Ph.D Program Admissions Committee.
These evaluations proceed independently and a student will
still be considered for the MD program, even after an unfavorable
review by the MD/PhD Program. A successful applicant is granted
admission to both the MD Program and the MD/PhD Program.
DEGREE PROGRAMS
The Basic Science Graduate Programs
The following doctoral programs, described elsewhere in this
bulletin, participate in the MD/PhD Program. The MD/PhD Program
office can provide you with further information about these
programs and the research interests of their faculty.
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Sheila and David Fuente Cancer Biology Program
• Epidemiology and Public Health
• Human Genetics & Genomics
• Microbiology and Immunology
• Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology
• Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology
• Neuroscience
• Physiology and Biophysics
Program Sequence
Students complete the first two years of medical school,
which is followed by their PhD training and then the final
two years of clinical clerkships. Students are advised to
begin the program in June to enable an early start on their
research rotations as the MD program courses begin in mid-August.
Some students choose to continue their research during the
first two years of medical school. It is recommended that
students select and apply to a graduate program by February
of their second year in the program and identify a research
mentor no later than the beginning of the third year. The
summers before the second and third year are usually spent
in research rotations. The third year is spent both in class
to fulfill the final graduate course requirements and in the
mentor's laboratory. Students should plan to take their Ph.D.
qualifying exam by the end of the third year. The following
two or more years are spent carrying out original research
for their dissertation. All Ph.D. requirements must be completed
before entry into the third year of medical school.
Combined degree programs are long and challenging. To relieve
pressure produced by the demands of the medical and graduate
curricula, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
provides a stimulating and supportive environment in which
all combined degree students have frequent opportunities to
exchange their ideas, energy and concerns.
The on-going program activities
• provide opportunities for integration of clinical
problems with basic science advances
• Enhance the clinical curriculum with in-depth case
reviews.
• Foster discussion of the students’ own research
results in an interdisciplinary, rigorous, but informal
setting.
Also, special events are scheduled to bring the program’s
students together for in-depth discussion with international
leaders in research.
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