MD/PhD Program

Phone: 315 464-7719
Email: MDPHD@upstate.edu

Students in the program receive a full tuition waiver and an annual stipend of $21,514.

The MD/PhD program at SUNY Upstate Medical University is designed for college graduates who seek the medical training and advanced research skills required for careers in academic medicine and medical research. This seven-year, dual-degree program combines our medical school (College of Medicine) with our graduate school in biomedical sciences (College of Graduate Studies).

MD/PhD Website

One Student's Story

Becky Lewandowski, Class of 2010

Becky Lewandowski started in the MD/PhD program at SUNY Upstate after earning a bachelor's degree from Colgate University and working as a researcher for the National Institutes of Health and at Harvard Medical School. She earned her PhD in 2008, and is on track for her MD in 2010.