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Acting Program Director: Paul Gold
Medical Scholars Program
College of Medicine
190 Medical Sciences Building
506 South Mathews Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-8146
E-mail:
mspo@uiuc.edu
Graduate Degree Progams
The Medical Scholars Program at the Urbana-Champaign campus enables
students to combine the study of medicine leading to the M.D. with
graduate or professional study in a second field leading to the Ph.D.,
J.D., or M.B.A. The program seeks to produce leaders uniquely qualified
and motivated to address the issues shaping modern medical practice,
the health care system, and biomedical research; issues related to
the profound advances in science and technology; and those that arise
from the pressures of socioeconomic forces.
Admission
To enter the Medical Scholars Program (MSP), applicants must meet
the admission requirements of, and be accepted by, both the College
of Medicine and the graduate unit of their choice. Prospective students
must demonstrate a potential for creativity and original research,
a sense of social awareness and service, academic excellence, competence
in leadership and in interpersonal relationships, and an appropriate
rationale for their interest in combined study. Application is made
to the program and to the graduate unit by means of the Medical Scholars
Program application form. Application is made to the University of
Illinois College of Medicine through the AMCAS application system
sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges. The Medical
College Admissions Test (MCAT) is required for admission to medical
school, and examination scores such as those for the GRE, GMAT, or
LSAT are required by some departments. Applicants must arrange to
take such examinations and have the scores forwarded to the appropriate
academic unit on the Urbana-Champaign campus. Only U.S. citizens and
permanent residents are eligible to apply. State residency is not
a factor.
Approved Areas of Specialization
The University offers graduate study in more than 100 fields in which
MSP applicants may propose combined degree study, including the following
established programs:
- Animal Sciences
- Anthropology
- Architecture
- Biochemistry
- Biophysics
- Business Administration
- Cell and Structural Biology
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Communications Research
- Community Health
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Education
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- English
- Entomology
- Environmental Studies
- Finance
- Food Science
- History
- Human and Community Development
- Kinesiology
Special Features of the Program
The Medical Scholars Program has over 150 joint degree students
enrolled (with up to 25 students admitted annually). The Medical
Scholars Program stands out from other M.D./Ph.D. programs in the
range of second degree disciplines offered (students have enrolled
in more than 40 different graduate programs). Located in the heart
of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus, the MSP
offers graduate programs in any discipline within the biological
and physical sciences, as well as in the social sciences, humanities,
and law.
Requirements
Students in the Medical Scholars Program are expected to fulfill
all the degree requirements of both the College of Medicine and
the second discipline. Faculty advisers from the medical school
and from the graduate unit help students set realistic long-term
study plans that integrate the two curricula.
Financial Aid
Currently, all Medical Scholar M.D./Ph.D. students receive financial
support for the duration of both their medical studies and their
graduate studies. The vast majority of Medical Scholars Program
M.D./Ph.D. students are assured waivers of tuition and some fees,
as well as stipends. In general, financial support is provided by
the graduate unit in the form of assistantships, which vary in amount,
depending on the time involved and the unit. Medical Scholars may
also earn fellowships and other awards for additional or alternative
support.
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