Integrated Joint Degrees

Wake Forest University School of Medicine offers an MD/PhD joint degree program, as well as MD/MBA and MD/MS programs. The MD/MBA is offered in conjunction with the Babcock Graduate School of Management, and the MD/MS and MD/PhD are offered in conjunction with the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.

Applicants for joint degree programs must be accepted through a separate admissions process to the business or graduate school. The Babcock School requires applicants to take the GMAT; the Graduate School accepts the MCAT.

MD/PhD Program

The integrated MD/PhD program is a comprehensive 7-year program that provides students with rigorous training in both medicine and a basic science discipline.

MD/MBA Program

Students may enter the MD/MBA program at the beginning or middle of medical school. This dual degree is intended to respond to the growing need for professionals who are trained in both medicine and management.

MD/MS Program

Those interested in the MD/MS degree may choose to complete an extra year of training after the second year of medical school. Medical students may apply for admittance to the MS graduate program in the fall of their second year.

Accepted applicants are admitted to the MS program for their third year of study and complete required coursework for the MS degree in that year. Students rejoin medical studies in years 4 and 5, while they simultaneously complete a master's thesis project as the final requirement for the MS degree.

The MD/MS in Clinical and Population Translational Science is designed to develop competencies in clinical researchers interested in conducting translational research.

Certificate Program in Spirituality and Health

In addition to these joint degree programs, Wake Forest University also offers an interdisciplinary certificate program for students already enrolled in the School of Divinity or School of Medicine. The Graduate Certificate in Spirituality and Health is intended to promote interdisciplinary care, which recognizes and respects personal and communal spirituality and ethics as essential to well-being and quality of life.