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The MD/PhD student receives a stipend designed to be competitive nationally. The stipend during medical school (M1, M2, M3, and M4) for the 2009-2010 academic year is $20,000. The stipend can be supplemented by participating in the Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship or the Clinical and Translational Science Professional Student Mentored Research Fellowship. Graduate school stipends are provided by the student’s dissertation department. The graduate student stipend for the 2009-2010 year is $23,500 for 12 months. MD/PhD students also receive a complete waiver of tuition and health insurance for the duration that they are enrolled in medical and graduate school. Stipend and support are contingent upon the student remaining in good standing in the MD/PhD Program.

Students are encouraged to apply for external fellowships during their graduate training and support is available for grant submissions for the MD/PhD Program Office:

National Institute of Health F30 award

U.S. Army Breast Cancer Program

American Heart Association Regional Affiliates Predoctoral Fellowships

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Association Fellowships

Other funding opportunities can be found at:

American Physician Scientist Association Funding Opportunities

Association of American Medical Colleges Funding Opportunities for MD-PhD Trainees

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