PhD Programs of Study

Students in the MD-PhD Program pursue their PhD study in a variety of fields at Harvard and MIT. Listed here are the major programs of interest.

Basic Sciences

Harvard:

Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)
Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics (BIG)
Biological Sciences in Public Health
Biophysics
Chemical Biology
Chemistry & Chemical Biology (CCB)
Immunology
Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB)
Neuroscience
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (OEB)
Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology (SHBT)
Systems, Synthetic, and Quantitative Biology
Virology

MIT:

Biology
Biomedical Engineering
Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Chemistry
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Medical Engineering and Medical Physics

Social Sciences

Social Science applicants are encouraged to review details on the application process here.

Anthropology

  • Please Note: Per the Harvard University Anthropology Department, the PhD Program in Anthropology will be taking a temporary pause for the 2023-2024 admissions cycle; therefore, we are unable to accept MD-PhD applications in the field of Anthropology for the 2023-2024 admissions cycle.

Economics
Health Policy
History of Science
Population Health Sciences

  • Environmental Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Global Health & Population
  • Nutrition
  • Social & Behavioral Sciences
Religion