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This page collects links to Swiss and international MD-PhD programs.
For additional information on the MD-PhD pathway see also FAQ.
Further information including alternatives to MD-PhD programs you may also find at MD-PhD Programs in the Public Discussion .
The «Swiss MD-PhD program» is ruled and supported by the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMW and the Swiss National Science Foundation SNF.
Click on the links below to find contact persons and more information:
On the links to Lausanne and Zürich you will find links to the official web pages of their MD-PhD programs that provide very recent and detailed information about the reformed Swiss MD-PhD Curriculum and its “Studienordnung”
Please note the importance of the different regulations of the various FMH specialities with regard to the recognizion of the MD-PhD research time for the FMH specialization and visit the page Anrechnung von MD-PhD-Studien an die FMH-Weiterbildung
for more detailed information on the U.S. MD-PhD programs please consult the [[CITAC?]] Clinician Investigator Trainee Association of Canada http://citac-accfc.org/en/links.htm
The Inserm has recently set up an initiative to lance an MD-PhD program that follows basicly the US model with an early training phase in basic sciences during medical school. This training phase is supported by Inserm and called Inserm School.
Further information on this program can be obtained here:
for more detailed information on the U.S. MD-PhD programs please consult the APSA American Physician Scientists Association http://www.physicianscientists.org