UNC MD-PhD Program - (UNC School of Medicine)
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PhD Departments
The UNC MD-PhD program is proud that we are able to offer PhD degrees from a wide variety of departments. Our students can pursue a PhD in the following fields:
School of Medicine:
- Biochemistry and Biophysics*
- Biomedical Engineering (Joint Program with North Carolina State University)
- Cell and Developmental Biology*
- Cell and Molecular Physiology*
- Microbiology and Immunology*
- Pathology*
- Pharmacology*
- Curriculum in Toxicology*
- Curriculum in Neurobiology*
- Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology*
School of Public Health:
- Biostatistics
- Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Epidemiology
- Health Policy and Administration
- Maternal and Child Health
- Nutrition
School of Pharmacy
College of Arts and Sciences:
*Participants in the BBSP program
Most of our students will enter the PhD through the Biomedical and Biological Science Program. The BBSP is an unified mechanism for the entry and first year of training for most biomedical PhD programs on the UNC Campus. It allows our students a bit of extra time in selecting a final department or mentor as well as providing for an excellent first year PhD experience.
In the past, all of our students complete their PhD in 3 – 5 years.