Law, JD/Medicine, MD

Degree: Juris Doctor (JD)
Juris Doctor (JD) Program Information

Degree: Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Medicine (MD) Program Information

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Program Overview

The School of Law and School of Medicine partner to offer a dual degree for the Juris Doctor and Doctor of Medicine degrees. Applicants should make separate application for admission to the School of Medicine and the School of Law.

Program Requirements

The School of Law and the School of Medicine offer a specialized dual degree program that allows a student to complete both degrees in six years. Law students enrolled in the dual JD/MD degree program may earn up to 12 credit hours toward the JD in graduate level MD courses. A student who begins at the law school spends two years studying law, then four years studying medicine. Alternatively, a student may spend the first two years and the last two years at the School of Medicine, and the two middle years at the School of Law.