The MD-PhD program in Geneva: a 10-year analysis of graduate demographics and outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

MD-PhD programs confer degrees that empower medical doctors with in-depth scientific skills to contribute to biomedical research and academic medicine, alongside clinical practice. Whilst the career options and research opportunities related to graduates following these programs in the US are well documented, little is known about their European counterparts. In this article, we studied graduates who had completed the MD-PhD program at the University of Geneva between 2010 and 2019.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was performed in April 2019, targeting all medical doctors who had obtained the MD-PhD degree from the University of Geneva since 2010. Demographics, opinions, and career outcomes of the MD-PhD graduates were assessed through an online anonymous questio

SUBMITTER: Dos Santos Rocha A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7663876 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature