MD/MBA — Medicine & Management
Earn the MD from Geisel and an MBA from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business to prepare for leadership roles at the intersection of clinical care, operations, and health-sector innovation.
- Why this path: For students aiming at clinical leadership, health-tech, biotech, consulting, payer/provider strategy, or entrepreneurship.
- Typical timeline: Five years (option for six). Students apply to Tuck during the second year of medical school and complete the MBA year between MD phases.
- Highlights: Team-based learning, general-management core, healthcare electives, and immersion experiences that complement clinical training.
MD/MEng — Medicine & Engineering
Pair your MD with a Master of Engineering from Dartmouth’s Thayer School to deepen skills in biomedical innovation, devices, informatics, or intelligent systems.
- Why this path: Ideal if you’re drawn to med-device design, imaging, digital health, or clinical-engineering interfaces.
- Typical timeline: Apply to Thayer in M1–M3; complete the MEng largely in year four and finish the MD in year five.
- Focus areas: Engineering design, applied research, and project-based work aligned to clinical needs.
MD/MHA — Medicine & Health Administration
Combine the MD with Dartmouth’s Master of Health Administration—delivered jointly by Tuck and Geisel—to lead people, operations, and strategy across health systems.
- Why this path: For future CMOs, service-line leaders, medical directors, and physician-administrators focused on quality, finance, and operations.
- Program design: A cohort-based hybrid model balancing management, health systems, finance, strategy, and population health.
MD/MPH — Medicine & Public Health
Earn an MD and a one-year Master of Public Health to build expertise in population health, health policy, quality improvement, and outcomes research.
- Why this path: For students interested in care delivery improvement, community health, health policy, or physician-advocacy.
- Typical timeline: One dedicated MPH year—often after clerkships—then return to complete MD requirements.
- Curriculum themes: Health policy, epidemiology/biostats, QI/implementation, and leadership.
MD/MS — Medicine & Healthcare Research
Pair your MD with a one-year Master of Science to develop rigorous research skills for careers in academic medicine, health services research, and evidence-based improvement.
- Why this path: For future clinician-scientists and leaders who want deeper analytic and research training focused on care delivery.
- Typical timeline: One MS year—often after core clinical rotations—then return to complete the MD.
- Focus: Study design, data methods, outcomes evaluation, and dissemination.
MD/PhD
Train as a physician-scientist by integrating Geisel’s MD with a PhD—often in biomedical sciences or engineering—preparing you to lead discovery that advances patient care.
- Why this path: For careers in academic medicine and translational research.
- Typical timeline: ~7–8 years with dedicated PhD research years between MD pre-clinical and clinical phases.
- Environment: Interdisciplinary labs and co-mentorship across Geisel, Dartmouth Engineering, and partner institutes.
How Dual Degrees Fit with the MD
- Advising: Meet early with Geisel advising and the partner school to map sequencing, leaves, and milestones.
- Application timing: Some programs require a separate application. Please contact the admissions team for specific dates and details about the process.
- Financial planning: Aid, tuition, and scholarships vary by program and year—confirm details with each program’s aid office.