Bioengineering, MD/PhD

MD/PhD Requirements

The MD/PhD program supports well-integrated basic and clinical science pre-doctoral training program.  The training program links 17 PhD programs in six graduate schools within the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University.  It is important to keep in mind that MD/PhD students are working toward TWO degrees, not just “two for the price of one”.  However, it is recognized that some relaxation of the requirements is appropriate for these students.  For example, students in the MD/PhD program exceed the basic life science requirements for the Bioengineering PhD program.  However, MD/PhD students cannot use their MD courses to opt out of the advanced engineering/math course requirements for the PhD.

The course requirements for the MD/PhD in Bioengineering include the following:

• Graduate Engineering Mathematics (from a list of approved Math courses)  - 3 credits
• Statistics for Bioengineers (from a list of approved Statistics courses)  - 3 credits
• Track Courses (from a list of approved courses for specific tracks)  - 9 credits
• Graduate Electives (can be most graduate level courses per approval of Graduate Coordinator) - 6 credits
• Teaching Practicum, BIOENG 3003  - 2 credits
• Bioengineering Seminar - 6 credits (4 credits must be the Bioengineering Seminar, BIOENG 2023 )
• Grant Writing in Bioengineering, BIOENG 2900  - 1 credit
• Doctoral Dissertation Research, BIOENG 3997  and BIOENG 3999  - 12 credits of 3999 to be taken after the proposal - 42 credits

Total number of credit hours:  72 credits (plus the credits associated with the remedial courses, as applicable).