{"id":2256,"date":"2008-03-14T19:25:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-14T23:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/mdphd\/about\/phd-departments\/"},"modified":"2025-01-16T08:45:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T13:45:26","slug":"phd-departments-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mdphd\/about\/phd-departments-2\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Departments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- portlet_header --><\/p>\n<p><!-- portlet_above --><\/p>\n<p><!-- description --><\/p>\n<p>The UNC MD-PhD program is proud to offer opportunities to earn PhD degrees from a wide variety of departments in addition to pursuing the MD degree. We are supportive of any PhD program choice as long as the student can make a convincing case for how that program is significantly relevant to medical science and both the MD-PhD Program and the graduate department have agreed that they can fully support the student in their chosen endeavor.\u00a0 The below table lists graduate departments in which our students have received PhD degrees that complement the MD degree.<\/p>\n<p>Our students typically complete their PhD in 3 \u2013 5 years.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4521 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mdphd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/571\/2024\/04\/PhD-Departments-1024x569.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"727\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mdphd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/571\/2024\/04\/PhD-Departments-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mdphd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/571\/2024\/04\/PhD-Departments-300x167.jpg 300w, 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href=\"http:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/microimm\/\">Microbiology and Immunology*<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bbsp.unc.edu\/phd-programs\/pathobiology-translational-science\/\">Pathobiology and Translational Science<\/a>*<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pathology\">Pathology and Laboratory Medicine*<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/\">Pharmacology*<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/toxicology\">Toxicology and Environmental Medicine*<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bbsp.unc.edu\/phd-programs\/neuroscience\/\">Curriculum in Neuroscience*<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gmb.unc.edu\/\">Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology*<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/sph.unc.edu\/department-pages\/biostatistics\/\">Biostatistics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/sph.unc.edu\/department-pages\/environmental-sciences-and-engineering\/\">Environmental Sciences and Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/sph.unc.edu\/department-pages\/epidemiology\/\">Epidemiology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/sph.unc.edu\/department-pages\/health-policy-management\/\">Health Policy and Administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/sph.unc.edu\/department-pages\/maternal-and-child-health\/\">Maternal and Child Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sph.unc.edu\/nutr\/unc-nutrition\/\">Nutrition*<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pharmacy.unc.edu\/programs\/the-phd\">Pharmaceutical Sciences*<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>UNC College of Arts and Sciences<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/biology.unc.edu\/\">Biology*<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chem.unc.edu\/grads\/\">Chemistry*<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.unc.edu\/\">Computer Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/econ.unc.edu\/\">Economics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/exss.unc.edu\/graduate-programs\/\">Exercise and Sports Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.math.unc.edu\/\">Mathematics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/philosophy.unc.edu\/graduate\/\">Philosophy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/psychology.unc.edu\">Psychology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/sociology.unc.edu\/\">Sociology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please note: for some \u201cnon-traditional\u201d PhD programs, an applicant to the MD-PhD program must apply separately to the UNC department from which he or she aims to earn a PhD.\u00a0 For more information please contact the MD-PhD Program Office<\/p>\n<p>*Indicates participation in the BBSP program<\/p>\n<p>Check out how the UNC MD-PhD Program <a class=\"internal-link\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/mdphd\/about\/bridging-the-gap\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bridges the gap between the MD and PhD portions of our students&#8217; training<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UNC MD-PhD program is proud to offer opportunities to earn PhD degrees from a wide variety of departments in addition to pursuing the MD degree. 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