#  MD-PhD students 

 



 PiN MD-PhD students are first admitted to the [Harvard/MIT MD-PhD](https://www.hms.harvard.edu/md_phd/) program and apply to PiN during their second medical school (M2) year. MD-PhD students typically complete their lab rotations during their M2 year and declare a thesis lab when they transition to the PhD.

 **Course requirements**   
In addition to the required PiN core courses (G1: NB 215, Discipline of Neuroscience | G2: MED-SCI 300qc, Conduct of Science), MD-PhD students are required to complete 4 credits of elective coursework (rather than 8 credits), including 2 credits of quantitative coursework, after matriculating as PiN students. MD-PhD students are exempt from the computational bootcamp requirement; if they choose to complete the bootcamp, they are still required to complete an additional 4 credits of elective coursework. PiN strongly encourages MD-PhD students in the Pathways curriculum to take the quarter course NB315qc: Human Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology as one of their electives.

 **Preliminary Qualifying Exam (PQE)**  
MD-PhD students are encouraged to complete their PQE by fall semester of their G2 year.