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The Physician-Scientist program, leading to the conferral of both the doctor of medicine (MD) and the doctor of philosophy (PhD) degrees, has been established for outstanding applicants to Rush Medical College who seek careers in academic medicine or as physician-scientists. Two openings are available each year in this program for students who seek doctoral training as laboratory scientists in disease and health related research. Inquiries about this special program should be directed to the Rush Medical College Associate Dean of Medical Student Programs or to the Dean of The Graduate College. Applicants must be admitted to both Rush Medical College and The Graduate College. Students, in most circumstances, will receive tuition scholarships and stipend support for the PhD phase of their studies. Having satisfied the requirements for progress in the graduate study phase, the student will also receive a tuition scholarship for the fourth year of medical school. Students in the Rush Physician-Scientist program are accepted ordinarily at-large to The Graduate College, which means they are able to defer selection of a specific Graduate College division to their second year of medical school, pending exposure to lines of investigation through laboratory rotations.
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