Honors students who are thinking about combining their passion for medicine with a zeal for scientific research should consider the MD/PhD track, which can lead to faculty positions at universities, the National Institute for Health, or pharmaceutical/biotech companies. The panel discussion for this All-Access CoHE virtual session brings together a top MD/PhD researcher with recent honors alumni, who together will:
· Discuss the process of applying to MD/PhD programs.
· Compare the standard med school experience with that of the MD/PhD track.
· Strategize about financing the MD/PhD track.
· Detail the career opportunities open to MD/PhDs.
· Take questions from the audience.
· Moderator: Dr. Alexander J. Lazar, Professor of Pathology, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
· Panelists: CoHE honors alumni currently in or recently graduated from top MD/PhD programs in the U.S.
