UTMB/UT-Austin Dual Degree Program in Bioengineering

*****To apply for admission to the bioengineering program: An application must be completed via the Texas Medical Dental School Application Services (TMDSAS ) prior to October 1 of each year.  Please check the MD/PhD box for "UT Austin -UTMB"
http://www.utsystem.edu/tmdsas/HomepageApplicants.htm ******

UTMB participates in a joint MD-PhD Degree Program (Biomedical Engineering) in cooperation with The University of Texas at Austin . Students accepted into this program spend their first two years in medical school at UTMB followed by three years of Ph.D. course and research work at UT Austin, culminating with the Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering conferred by UT Austin. The Ph.D. studies are followed by eighteen months of clinical rotations at UTMB, at which time the M.D. degree is conferred by UTMB.

Three letters of recommendation are required, one of which should address your promise as a research scientist. The letters should be sent to:

Anabeth McAfee
UTMB/UT-Austin MD-PhD Dual Degree Program
301 University Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77555-1041

Attention applicants: Application instructions are noted in red at the top of this page. Please pay careful attention and note that applications for the bioengineering program must be received via TMDSAS.

For more information on this program please visit: http://www.mdphd.utexas.edu/