The Doctor of Medicine (MD)/Master of Science (MS) in Robotics dual-degree program is designed for medical students who want to pair physician training with formal graduate education in robotics. Built in partnership with Georgia Tech, the program prepares future physician-innovators to work at the intersection of clinical care, engineering and translational research. The pathway is completed over five years and leads to two degrees: the MD from Emory and the MS in Robotics from Georgia Tech.
After admission to the dual-degree pathway, students spend the first year at Georgia Tech completing the in-class MS in Robotics coursework. You then transition to Emory for the subsequent four years of medical school training. During the Emory years, students also complete the remaining Georgia Tech requirements, including the approved transferred elective credit from the MD curriculum and a Discovery project that serves as the Georgia Tech capstone project.
Apply
Students apply through Emory School of Medicine's standard MD admissions process. Applicants who indicate interest in the MD/MS in Robotics pathway are then reviewed for the dual-degree opportunity in coordination with Georgia Tech. Admission to the pathway begins with admission to the Emory MD program; students selected for the dual-degree then enter a five-year sequence that starts with one year at Georgia Tech and continues with four years at Emory.
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Apply to the Emory MD program through the standard admissions process.
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Indicate interest in the MD/MS in Robotics dual-degree pathway when prompted during the Emory application and/or interview process.
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Selected applicants are reviewed for fit with the combined medical and robotics curriculum, including interest in interdisciplinary training, innovation and translational research.
How does it fit in
The MD/MS in Robotics is structured as a five-year coordinated dual-degree pathway. Students spend Year 1 at Georgia Tech completing the in-person MS in Robotics classroom curriculum, including core courses, professional preparation and elective coursework. Students complete graduate coursework in robotics, with exposure to areas such as robot mechanics, control, perception, computation and medical or translational applications. They then complete Years 2 through 5 at Emory for the MD curriculum, including pre-clinical and clinical phases. During those Emory years, students also complete the remaining Georgia Tech degree elements, including internship-linked project development, approved transferred elective credit from the MD curriculum and a Discovery/capstone project that satisfies requirements for both degrees.
Students engage in interdisciplinary mentorship and project-based training spanning medicine, engineering and innovation. The dual-degree pathway requires coordinated, indivdualized advising to determine the best timing for graduate coursework and research within the MD training sequence.
Prerequisites
Applicants must meet Emory School of Medicine MD admissions requirements. Prior engineering or robotics training is not required, but demonstrated interest in innovation, technology, engineering, quantitative problem-solving or interdisciplinary research will strengthen fit for the program.
Mentors
Students will be mentored by faculty across Emory and Georgia Tech, including clinician-investigators, engineers and robotics researchers. Each student is expected to have faculty mentorship spanning both
institutions so that the Discovery project/capstone is grounded in both clinical relevance and robotics methodology.
After graduation
Graduates of the MD/MS in Robotics dual-degree program will be prepared for careers at the intersection of medicine, robotics and innovation. Potential paths include clinical practice with a focus on technology-enabled care, academic medicine, translational research, medical device development, digital health and robotics entrepreneurship and leadership roles in industry, health systems or research institutions.