MD/PhD at HMS

Colleges & Universities Harvard University
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<p>How long does it take to receive a MD-PhD at HMS? 6 years? 8 years?</p>

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<p>8 years</p>

<p>Worry about getting in first…</p>

3

<p>Was it really necessary to add that last part?</p>

4

<p>The MD part takes four years.</p>

<p>You can hope that the PhD part takes four years (and usually MD/PhD students take less risky projects to ensure they’ll finish in four), but PhD theses don’t always finish in the amount of time you’d like them to finish.</p>