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Doctor of Medicine.The curriculum for the M.D. degree is normally a four-year program that provides comprehensive training for the practice of medicine, and provides a blend of basic sciences training and clinical experience. Although the emphasis during the first two years is on the basic-science foundations of medicine, medical students are introduced to patient care during their very first quarter of study, reflecting the school's commitment to the training of highly skilled clinicians. Several volunteer clinics, largely staffed by UC Davis medical students, provide an ideal setting for hands-on clinical experience.
Combined Degree Program. In addition to the Doctor of Medicine degree, the School of Medicine at Davis offers two formal combined M.D./Ph.D. programs that trains physicians to meet, respond to and solve the broad diversity of problems and dilemmas facing current and future health care.
Meeting this challenge requires those capable of advancing our biological sciences knowledge base, and others who can recognize and solve the ethical, political and humanitarian issues that confront the broad delivery of health care to all. Hence, the field for the Ph.D. in the joint degree program at UC Davis can be any graduate program offered on the Davis campus, extending beyond the traditional biological sciences boundaries, and strongly encouraging candidates to seek degrees in social sciences and humanities. All requirements for both degrees are met in a course of study that usually lasts six years. To be admitted, and be concurrently enrolled in both degree programs, students must apply for separate admission to both the M.D. and Ph.D. programs and obtain permission of the School of Medicine M.D./Ph.D. Advisory Committee. Funding for two competitive fellowships is awarded annually to students enrolled in the M.D./Ph.D. program.
The Sierra Health Foundation M.D./M.B.A. program is designed to attract academically outstanding students who are committed to a career in health care leadership and who want to remain in Northern California. Selected students will embark upon a six-year course resulting in a degree in Medicine from the UC Davis School of Medicine and an MBA in Health Services Management from the UC Davis Graduate School of Management. Students receive funding for tuition and fees for the full six years of the program.
Advisory Committee. Inquiries about admission to graduate education should be directed to the Dean of Graduate Studies, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616. For more information concerning the M.D./Ph.D. program, contact Ed Dagang, Office of Student Affairs, Room 126, Medical Sciences 1C, School of Medicine, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616.
Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Program. The Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (FNP/PA) credential program educates health care professionals to act as members of a health care team, and improves the availability of culturally relevant primary health care in underserved populations throughout central and northern California. Enrollment in these courses (see Medicine, School of, Department of Family and Community Medicine) is limited to students who are enrolled in the FNP/PA program.
UC Davis 1998-99 Online General Catalog. Posted July 31, 1998.
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