Degree: Master of Science (MS)
Field of Study: Pathology
Program Information: bulletin.case.edu/medicine/pathology/pathology-ms/

Degree: Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Program Information: bulletin.case.edu/medicine/medicine/

Program Overview

The School of Medicine and School of Graduate Studies has partnered to offer a dual degree for the MS in Pathology and the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program.

Program Requirements

Students are expected to complete at least two graduate courses (3 credits each or total 6 credits) before beginning the laboratory research period (year 3), and students should take three graduate courses before the research period if this is possible. For students to receive graduate credit for any medical coursework (as IBIS credit, e.g. IBIS 403), they must register at the beginning of the semester. Students in the MD/MS joint degree program must attain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in the graduate courses. Students in this program may participate in any of the three tracks of the Department of Pathology Graduate Program.  

Students in the Pathology track must complete:

And 9 credits from the Pathology courses listed below or other Approved courses. Other department's graduate level course may be accepted provided it is appropriate to the student's project and is approved by his/her Thesis Committee or the Graduate Program Director in Pathology.

Sample Plan of Study

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15 graded credits of graduate school courses should be taken in the first 2 years, including IBIS 403 (6 credits) and three PATH graduate courses (3 credits each).  Students may defer a maximum of one 3-credit hour course to Year 3.