What doctoral programs can be considered in the application for the Social Sciences MD-PhD Program?
Applicants to the Social Sciences MD-PhD Program can choose to apply to any of the social science doctoral programs at Harvard to combine with their medical training. This is straightforward for applications to some of the departments that have hosted Social Science MD-PhD Program students (e.g., anthropology, sociology, and psychology). For other departments, we encourage prospective students to inquire as to flexibility in their program to allow for deferment of matriculation as well as a scholarly focus that relates to their medical education. Applicants should clarify through their application materials what their social science disciplinary area will be, what their research interests and experiences are, how they intend to integrate this with their medical education, and how they anticipate developing their career utilizing their joint degree training.
