Overview of The U.T.-Houston M.D./Ph.D. Program The M.D./Ph.D. program is offered through the combined efforts of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. This program affords qualified students the opportunity to earn the M.D. and the Ph.D. degrees in an integrated six to eight year program of study. PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS Students in the M.D./Ph.D. program can take advantage of the faculties and facilities of the six schools of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, both located in the heart of the world-famous Texas Medical Center. The University of Texas Medical School, responsible for the medical training of M.D./Ph.D.'s, has a faculty of 450 and admits 200 students each year. Research and instructional facilities are contained in the eight-story Medical School Building. The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences awards the Ph.D. degree. The 500 faculty members of GSBS are drawn from the schools of the Health Science Center and the Cancer Center. Their research interests cover the entire spectrum of the biomedical sciences. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center is one of the world's largest and most comprehensive centers for cancer treatment and research. Its faculty includes over 590 physicians and scientists and the facility includes a 514-bed teaching hospital and more than 475,000 square feet of active research space. Photos of research and clinical institutions Links to institutions will open in a new browser window SPECIALIZED COURSES Within the M.D./Ph.D. curriculum, a two-part series of courses on the decision-making process in medicine and research has been developed. These courses are intended to develop the quantitative and analytical skills of students in the program. Throughout the program, all M.D./Ph.D. students meet weekly to discuss current topics in biomedical research. In this seminar entitled Topics in Molecular Medicine, the emphasis is placed on the relationship of biomedical research to the clinical aspects of the training. In addition to the above, students are required to take a course on the Ethical dimensions of the biomedical sciences. This course examines the ethical concepts and traditions that undergird biomedical science. The course's aim is to teach students to recognize ethical conflicts and problems in their professional lives and to provide a framework within which to analyze and resolve them. FINANCIAL SUPPORT All admitted M.D./Ph.D. students receive program fellowships that cover tuition and fees and provide a stipend of $20,800 a year. For more information about the M.D./Ph.D. program at The University of Texas - Houston, contact Melissa Proll .