Department: School of Medicine
Contacts
Office: Medical School Office Building (MSOB), 1265 Welch Road, Ste. 100
Mail Code: 94305-5404
Web Site: https://med.stanford.edu/
Office: MS in Medicine
Web Site: http://msm.stanford.edu/
Office: MS in Medicine in Biomedical Investigation
Web Site: http://med.stanford.edu/md/discovery-curriculum/BergScholarsProgram.html
Office: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Web Site: http://med.stanford.edu/md.html
Office: Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
Web Site: http://med.stanford.edu/mstp.html
Office: Translational Research and Applied Medicine (MS)
Web Site: https://med.stanford.edu/tram/education-and-resources/masters-program.html
The School of Medicine seeks to attract students who are passionate about scholarship and wish to improve the health of the world's people through research, innovation, and leadership.
Mission of the Degree Programs in Medicine
The mission of the degree programs in Medicine is to educate and inspire leaders in medicine and science who will improve human health through discovery, innovation, scholarship, education, and the delivery of outstanding patient-centered care.
Stanford is committed to representing the diversity of the U.S. and California populations by seeking a diverse body of students who are interested in the intellectual substance of medicine and committed to advancing the field of health care, broadly defined. Provided an applicant to the school has completed basic courses in physics, chemistry, and biology, the choice of an undergraduate major may reflect other interests, including the arts and humanities. Course work in advanced biology such as biochemistry, molecular biology, or genetics and the behavioral sciences is recommended because of their importance in understanding health care. Breadth of interests and depth of experiences play an important role in the selection of students from among those applicants having superior academic records.
Degree Programs in Medicine
The School of Medicine offers a professional degree in Medicine (MD), a Masters in Medicine (MSM), a Masters in Medicine in Biomedical Investigation, and oversees a dual-degree Medical Scientist Training Program (MD-PhD). Additional School of Medicine graduate degree programs are available on the School of Medicine Education website.
The Master of Science in Medicine program admits current Stanford Ph.D. students who have a commitment to translational research, but are not interested in becoming clinicians. The goal of the program is to train researchers in human biology and disease to be better equipped to translate new scientific discoveries into useful medical advances. Students offered admission into any Ph.D. program at Stanford may apply for admission to the master's program.
The Master of Science in Medicine in Biomedical Investigation program admits current Stanford M.D. students who have a commitment to becoming physician-scientists. A major goal of the program is to address decreasing numbers of physician- scientists by shortening the training period without compromising quality of research – focusing instead on individualized career development of M.D.-only Physician-Scientists by placing them in outstanding research groups led by experienced faculty.
The Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) program provides education in biomedical and clinical sciences along with study and independent research through scholarly concentrations. Emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary learning, with streamlined content, interactive approaches, and melding of basic science and clinical instruction across the curriculum. Blocks of unscheduled time allow for individual or group study, participation in elective courses, research, and reflection. The flexible Discovery Curriculum supports student’s scientific discovery and self-discovery by offering multiple learning pathways at a more individualized pace and opportunities for pursuing a second degree, such as an M.P.H., M.B.A., Master's of Science in Epidemiology or Health Services Research, a Ph.D., or participating in longitudinal and global health research experiences. The M.D. degree requires 12 quarters of registration at full Med-M.D. tuition.
The Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) M.D.-Ph.D. program provides a select group of medical students with an opportunity to pursue a training program designed to equip them for careers in academic investigative medicine. Individualization of the curricular and research programs of each trainee is the hallmark of the Program. Training for a combined MD-PhD includes the same content encountered by students who pursue each degree separately, but the total time of training should be less than the sum of the time normally taken for each degree. To this end, students must plan their training carefully and commit to a rigorous and intensive period of study. The flexible curriculum at Stanford Medical School allows each student to satisfy the requirements for the MD degree and to pursue an independent research program.
M.D.-Ph.D. candidates are assessed 12 quarters full MD tuition, 3 quarters full graduate tuition, and the MD reduced tuition rate thereafter. Completion of the M.D. degree must be achieved within six years, unless a petition is granted to extend this time frame. For further details on the M.D. degree, including admission requirements, see the Stanford M.D. Program website