MD-PhD Navigator Program

Harvard Medical School students committed to pursuing PhD training may join the MD-PhD Program after MD matriculation.

There are two possible entry-points:

• July Prior to Start of M1 Year: Students who were waitlisted by our MD-PhD Program but did not receive an MD-PhD Program offer are invited to participate in our Orientation and Summer Course, and are invited to attend the MD-PhD Program's Retreat in the fall of their M1 year.
• Spring of Academic Year: All other MD students interested in joining the MD-PhD Program will benefit from the MD-PhD Navigator Program. These students may participate fully in MD-PhD Program activities beginning in the spring of their M1 year.

Funding for PhD training– contingent upon acceptance into a Harvard or MIT graduate program–includes full tuition and stipend during the graduate phase of training. In recent years, we have also been able to provide funding for Years 3 and 4 of medical school for students accepted to a PhD Program after MD matriculation, although we cannot guarantee such financial support. 

Of note, joining the MD-PhD Program after matriculation at HMS does not guarantee acceptance to a PhD program; therefore, these students become "official" members of the MD-PhD Program once they gain acceptance into a Harvard or MIT graduate program.

Register

Current Harvard Medical School MD students can express interest in participating in the MD-PhD Navigator Program by emailing us at mdphd@hms.harvard.edu.