MD-PhD Facts and Figures

Nearly 150 students - one of the largest programs in the country
Our students are in 10 different graduate groups: biomedical graduate studies groups plus bioengineering, health care systems and history and sociology of science
40% of our students are women, despite the fact that women are underrepresented in the national and institutional MD-PhD applicant pool (typically only 33%)
10% of our students are of racial/ethnic groups underrepresented in medicine and science

600 faculty are members of Biomedical Graduate Studies Groups
Nearly half of Penn School of Medicine faculty who are members of BGS are physician scientists
3rd rated overall in amount of NIH research funding; 1st in NIH research training funding
892,000 square feet of research space, much of which is new or newly renovated

Founded in 1969 - one of the oldest programs in the country
One of the largest Medical Scientist Training Program grants in the country
Over 350 alumni
Approximately 80 % of those who had completed residency training at our last comprehensive review were physician-scientists in academic medicine, research institutes or industry