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Rush University provides opportunities for medical students who wish to enroll concurrently in a Graduate College basic science division to pursue a doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree. Such programs provide the foundation for careers in academic medicine and research. Students interested in these opportunities are encouraged to contact the appropriate Graduate College program director prior to their second year and explore the options for a course of study tailored to their interests and backgrounds. Doctor of Philosophy programs are offered in The Graduate College divisions of Rush University as follows: anatomy and cell biology, biochemistry, immunology/microbiology, medical physics, neuroscience, pharmacology, and molecular biophysics/physiology. Students engaged in concurrent degree programs must meet the full requirements of The Graduate College division in which they are enrolled as well as those of Rush Medical College. If properly coordinated there is some economy of time when Rush Medical College courses meet division requirements. A typical MD/PhD plan would extend across seven years, i.e., a student completes the two-year preclinical curriculum in Rush Medical College, a three-year program of graduate coursework and dissertation research in The Graduate College, followed by the two-year Rush Medical College clinical phase.
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