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		2008-09 Bulletin of the Duke University Graduate School

Medical Historian Training Program

Peter English, MD, Director

The Medical Historian Training Program is conducted under the auspices of the School of Medicine and the Graduate School. The MD/PhD program requires a minimum of six years of graduate and medical study, and the MD/AMAM four or five years, depending on the use of summer terms. The MD/PhD program is intended for those students who know that their major career effort will be in teaching and other scholarly activities in the history of medicine (not necessarily to the total exclusion of clinical medicine). The MD/AM, on the other hand, is appropriate for those who are undecided, but who wish to acquire a firm foundation for future study. In both programs the first two years and the last year will be spent in the Medical School. All requirements for the PhD and the AM must be completed before the final year of the MD program.

Application and Admission Procedures. Applicants must meet the requirements for admission to the School of Medicine and the Graduate School in the Department of History including the MCAT and GRE exams. Those candidates holding the MD degree will be considered for the PhD and the AM degrees. Candidates who have completed two years of medical school will also be considered for either degree.

Applicants should complete and submit an application to the Graduate School for admission to the Department of History. Additional information may be obtained by writing to Dr. Peter English, Box 3675 Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710.