MD Program

Additional Education Opportunities

At Vanderbilt, you can customize your MD experience by pursuing additional educational opportunities that will deepen your knowledge base and expand your impact.

Augment Your MD Education with Specialization or Research

Graduate Certificate Programs

Through our Graduate Certificates, MD students can pursue unique, focused expertise in specific areas of health care.

Medical Scholars Program

Med Scholars receive a $30K stipend to embark on a yearlong, mentored research project—locally or globally, from Nashville to Zambia or Spain.

Other Dual Degrees

Vanderbilt’s dual degree programs let MD students shorten total study time and apply anytime during the first three years of med school. For all M.D. dual degrees, except the M.D./Ph.D., the first three years are normally spent in the M.D. degree program.

The following are dual degree programs recognized by the VUSM MD Program.