<p>juz out of curiosity...
is it common?? n what will these ppl become? physician or scientist??</p>
<p>I think it’s more commonly done with a dual-degree program or in the other order. These are the people who cure cancer, or try to.</p>
<p>I think after PhD you will be so burnt out and around 30… will you really want to go to 4 years of med, hardcore studying, then residency, etc…? Seriously.</p>
<p>If you are doing both, the smart way is a combined MD/PhD degree, better admissions road in med school and some funding rather than all loans</p>
<p>There’s no point in having a phD if you’re not doing research. I’ve seen a few who got into medical school after they got phD, but the best way is to combine it so you don’t waste your time and money.</p>
<p>It isn’t unheard of to do them in sequential order. Two faculty members in my current department did their Phds and MDs separately. It used to be that this combination meant that you would do clinical research, but now it seems to becoming more common for basic research as well. Apparently, it makes the individuals more competitive for faculty positions and for grants. MDs in my old department were obligated to work 20 percent appointments in the department clinic.</p>