An Extraordinary Educational Opportunity.
Combining outstanding scientific training with state-of-the-art clinical medicine.
About the Program
The MD/PhD program at the Wayne State University School of Medicine is aimed at a few highly motivated individuals! Our program combines outstanding scientific training with state-of-the-art clinical medicine to train individuals as physician-scientists, excelling in careers in research and education. Our program is uniquely structured to integrate clinical and scientific experiences through all years of training.
Read more about the program.
Student Achievements
- Christopher McHugh
- Michael Lisieski
- Jeremy Llaniguez
- Asra Shaik
Congratulations to our first two MD/PhD program graduates!
Anna Valina-Toth, Ph.D.: Case Western/MetroHealth Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Alison Van Dyke, Ph.D.: Yale-New Haven Hospital, Department of Pathology, New Haven, Connecticut
Congratulations to the following students who have been granted national awards or fellowships.
- Jesse Veenstra, NIH F30 Individual Fellowship 2010
- Nicholas Mischel, NIH F30 Individual Fellowship award 2010
- David Bissig, NIH F30 Individual Fellowship award 2010
- Jeffrey Szymanski, NIH F30 fellowship award 2009
- Doug Atchison, 5 year NIH F30 fellowship award 2009
Congratulations to Erik Brown, awarded the 2012 Asselin Award from the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences for his First-Author paper!
Congratulations to the following students who were recognized for their research at the 2011 campus-wide Graduate Exhibition!
- Amy Buth, 1st place
- Erik Brown, 3rd Place

