MD/PHD program at the John A. Burns School of Medicine.

tor the medical sehoil were required n complete their acadentic decree pin r to admission. n I )95 the policy s as revised to allow some fiexihilitx for starting or completing a degree along with the Nd D. but the combined degrees were not encouraged. There were a number ot reasons br the poiic\ that discouiaued dual degrees. Most prominent among them crc the School’s emphasis on the de\elopinent of phsicians for the community and the unique structure ofthe medical school’s problem based learning curriettlum that made it ditlic ult tor students to pur’ue conihined degrees. Ho\ever. with J \BS(Xvi embarking on a new era iham emphasites excellence in research as well as qualiiv medical education, it is anticipated that there will he an increase in medical school appli cants interested in pursuing dLial degrees and JABS()\I wanted to he prepared.