Biomedical Research

The Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine offers a combined M.D./Ph.D. degree in partnership with the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program at Marshall University. The curriculum takes seven to eight years to complete. Students first take years one and two of medical school, then complete the Ph.D. coursework and research. Most graduates work as physician-scientists at medical schools, conducting disease-related research and applying the results to the treatment of patients.