Because the Emory University MD/PhD Program is committed to offering flexible options for graduate studies, we welcome students with a wide variety of interests and from a wide variety of backgrounds. Those choosing a non-traditional area of PhD study (outside of the laboratory or life sciences, biomedical engineering, or epidemiology) should contact the MD/PhD Program for instructions on applying as the normal application process may not apply. Although not limited to these disciplines, MD/PhD students typically choose to pursue their PhD in one of the following areas of study:
- Laney Graduate School Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (GDBBS):
- Laney Graduate School Doctoral Programs in the Public Health Sciences:
- Behavioral Sciences and Health Education
- Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
- The BSBI graduate program seeks applicants wishing to develop new statistical tools and novel statistical methodology as a research focus. This graduate program will require a separate LGS application and review; you can request a waiver of the application fee as an MD/PhD applicant. If you indicate BSBI as your second program of interest, you will not interview with the program recruiter; however; you may request interviews with BSBI faculty during the recruitment session. If you later decide you wish to matriculate in BSBI, BSBI will consider your application as an internal transfer.
- Epidemiology
- Health Service Research and Health Policy
- Nutrition and Health Sciences
- Environmental Health Sciences
- Emory University Laney Graduate School, including but not limited to:
- Anthropology (currently undergoing a restructuring process and will not interview candidates for the Class of 2024)
- Biomedical Informatics
- Chemistry
- Philosophy (this graduate program requires a separate application)
- Physics
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering (Emory University / Georgia Tech)
- Bioengineering (Georgia Tech)
In addition to the programs offered at Emory University, MD/PhD students can pursue their PhD in the joint biomedical engineering program offered by Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Georgia Tech is located just west of midtown Atlanta, about 15 minutes from the Emory campus. The Biomedical Engineering graduate program is currently ranked #2 in the nation according to the US News and World Report.