On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 10:40 AM, John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have a brother in law who read physics at Oxford, followed by a PhD in
> nuclear physics and then graduated from London University in medicine.
>
> He once told me that there is no way on this earth could one do a worthwhile
> PhD concurrently with medicine .........I believe him.
>
> Isn't a PhD supposed to be a full time three or four year all-research based
> undertaking? Where would one fit in the rigors of a full time medical
> school education ?
>
> I suspect that there are a number of degree mills around.
Can't comment on UK universities.
MD/Ph.D at the University of Iowa takes 8 years (as opposed to 4 for
MD) -- first two years MD curriculum interrupted by 4 years of
research, followed by 2 clinical years.
Joel W.
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