What is an MD/PhD?

[@gregtwish9709]

Love the chill editing style and clear explanation 👍

[@RoyceDong]

:)

[@stampinjill]

Great video Royce. Wishing you all the best in your Md/Phd journey.

[@RoyceDong]

Thanks for watching :)

[@abigailpoe4168]

Looking forward to your videos. I’ll be starting my training this summer and am super excited to learn more about your journey!

[@RoyceDong]

Sounds exciting, good luck with your training!

[@itstimeforpownage]

Wow I think I will become an MD/PHD now!

[@RoyceDong]

Glad you feel inspired!

[@aidanmiller8507]

Me too! Switching career paths now

[@sarahsmith4343]

Very clear and informative . thanks

[@RoyceDong]

Thanks for watching!

[@kieranmulligan1863]

So cool! I want to learn even more about medicine as a career!

[@RoyceDong]

Thanks for watching!

[@loganpage9103]

Great information! I wish I knew all of this when I was figuring out my future as a college freshman

[@RoyceDong]

Thanks for watching!

[@joeynichols8207]

4 years plus 6 years = 8 years Ribosome subunit math.

[@RoyceDong]

Lmao so true

[@tomliu5567]

Very serious video, very insightful

[@RoyceDong]

Thanks for watching :)

[@Raj.Ariyan-so7rq]

thank you so much ❤❤❤❤

[@laurenreiman7316]

I'm working on my app early and having a hard time writing the essays, PS, Why MD/PhD, and Significant Research Experiences. Can you make a video on essays?

[@RoyceDong]

Yes definitely, I’ll have videos in the coming weeks that will cover the entire AMCAS process!

[@sp4rt4n259]

Hi, thank you for the lesson! Can you please explain why MD is doctor of medicine? Why not medicine of doctor?

[@RoyceDong]

MD is abbreviated after the Latin version of medical doctor, which is "Medicinae Doctor". Thanks for watching!

[@sp4rt4n259]

@@RoyceDong This man has KNOWLEDGE

[@spencerchen179]

So you seem like you'll be cooler than an ordinary MD, but what's the next step up?

[@RoyceDong]

Good question! My opinion is that, even though an MD/PhD has an extra degree, there's actually no hierarchy here. Having an MD vs an MD/PhD just means a different career, i.e. physician vs physician scientist, but one's not necessarily better than the other. It just comes down to personal preference on career path!

[@spencerchen179]

@@RoyceDong wow such a humble man ^.^

[@2theworld]

Hi Thanks for helpful video,,iwann get to it , how to done it ??What material ?exam ??and cv experience ineed to have to get in it? 🆘- considered that i'm from outside USA .

[@MrAwesomeCboy]

Do MD/PhD students have random pipettes on the floor?

[@RoyceDong]

Yes, but that's not exclusive to MD/PhD students

[@evanlebow-wolf6035]

How many years for MD/PHD/Content Creator?

[@RoyceDong]

Training for that can take a lifetime ;)

[@usmanjaved8785]

Great video and explanation, can lab students also apply for md phd??

[@poopookaka5343]

How does this affect residency/fellowship timelines?

[@priyanshusoni4368]

I have done my bsc in microbiology and I'm from India so can I do MD/PhD??

[@shreeyaprabhudesai3796]

Hey, Can international students get admission into fully funded MD-PHD programs in the USA ??

[@alexguo2970]

Just wondering what’s the chance for an undergrad student with a degree in math or stats to get in to an MD/PhD program? Is it going to be way harder than the regular PhD program?

[@RoyceDong]

One of my majors was in physics, and I know of plenty of other MD/PhD students (at Penn and peer institutions) who have majored in physics, math, etc and not biology or biochemistry. I would say your major doesn’t make a difference, as long as your research is at least tangentially related to medicine (my undergrad research was in bio photonics and biophysics). By the way, I have a video on my entire AMCAS med school application that talks about this kind of stuff. So the bottom line is that majoring in math or stats will be no different than majoring in bio for MD/PhD admissions; however, keep in mind that MD/PhD programs in general are way harder to get into than PhD programs bc you have to get into med school in addition to the PhD program.

[@alexguo2970]

@@RoyceDong thanks for you reply! But I’m thinking about UNC’s Biostats PhD-MD program and it’s actually offered through its school of public health, so I think it would be not too much difference between applying Biostats PhD or PhD-MD right?

[@RoyceDong]

Hi Alex, I’m actually not too familiar with the program but I’d assume the UNC program is comparable to any other MD-PhD program with regard to its difficulty in admissions. So my answer is still the same: applying to a Biostats MD-PhD will be *harder* than a Biostats PhD because you have to take the MCAT and get into medical school in addition to graduate school.

[@alexguo2970]

@@RoyceDong True. Thanks anyway!