Admissions

Admission to educational and training programs offered at the School of Medicine is highly competitive and based on a demonstrated aptitude for and commitment to one of the health professions—as well as evidence of superior performance in past endeavors. We look for individuals who are devoted to stretching the boundaries of knowledge and becoming leaders in medicine, public health and biomedical science and who display commitment and integrity among their personal qualities. Many students come to Yale after gaining experience and perspective through other scholarly and professional pursuits.

Applications to degree programs take one of several paths. Applicants seeking the M.D. degree or combined M.D./Ph.D. will complete the AMCAS application online as well as the supplemental Yale application through the Office of Admissions. Physician associate applicants will apply to the Physician Associate Program using the Centralized Application Service for Physician Assistants.

Students seeking a master of public health degree, a master of science in epidemiology and public health or a Ph.D. in one of five disciplines within public health will apply to the School of Public Health on the medical campus. Graduate school applicants in biomedical disciplines will apply through the combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences, which places Ph.D. students on one of eight tracks in their first year before they affiliate with a degree-granting program.

Webcast for
Admitted Students

Click to watch a recording of Dean Alpern's live one-hour webcast for admitted students from April 27, 2009.

Degree Programs

• M.D. Program
• Ph.D. in Investigative Medicine
• Ph.D., Arts and Sciences, Biological and Biomedical Science Program (BBS)
• M.P.H.
• M.S.
• Physician Associate Program (M.M.Sc.)
• M.S.N.
• Ph.D. in Nursing

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Joint Degree Programs

• M.D./Ph.D Program
• M.D./M.P.H. Public Health
• M.D./M.H.S. Health Sciences
• M.D./J.D. Law
• M.D./M.B.A. Management
• M.D./M.Div. Divinity
• M.P.H./M.Div. Divinity
• M.P.H./M.F., M.F.S., M.E.Sc. Forestry and Environmental Studies
• M.P.H./J.D. Law
• M.P.H./M.B.A. Management
• M.P.H./M.S.N. Nursing
• M.P.H./M.A. International Development Economics or International Studies
• M.P.H./M.M.Sc. Physician Associate Program

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Professional, Residency, and Fellowship Training Programs