MD or MD/PHD?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>In terms of number of applicants vs. matriculants, MD/PhD programs are more competitive than MD programs.</p>

<p>In 2013, there were 1937 MD/PhD applicants and 609 matriculants/ (Acceptance rate = 31%) </p>

<p><a href=“https://www.aamc.org/download/321548/data/2013factstable35.pdf”>https://www.aamc.org/download/321548/data/2013factstable35.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>In comparison , there were 48,014 applicants and 20,055 matriculants in MD-only programs ( Acceptance rate = 42%)</p>

<p><a href=“https://www.aamc.org/download/321494/data/2013factstable17.pdf”>https://www.aamc.org/download/321494/data/2013factstable17.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;