Cost of attendance. Most MD-PhD programs grant entrants tuition-free training. In addition, most students in those tracks earn a stipend, which according to the AAMC report, can be as high as $38,000 annually.

Are MD-PhD programs harder to get into?

MD/PhD programs are even harder to get into. According to AAMC, an average matriculant at a medical school has a GPA of just under 3.7 and an MCAT score of 515. Matriculants of MD/PhD programs have an average GPA of 3.8 and an MCAT score of over 517.

Do MD-PhD students get paid?

All MD-PhD students receive a stipend each year of the full 8 year period, and all have their tuition waived (which is a lost opportunity cost for the university… those seats could be filled otherwise by paying customers).