Earning an M.D. and a Ph.D. in Computer Science

Becoming a Physician Scientist

Image by Author. The Duke MD/PhD graduating class of 2022

In May 2022 I became the first person to graduate from Duke University with an MD and a PhD in Computer Science. The process took eight years: three years of medical school and five years of graduate school. One of the most common questions I heard from other students and occasionally professors was “Why are you doing medical school…