The Medical Scholars Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is an MD/PhD program committed to preparing a diverse cadre of academic Physician-Scholars to confront the multi-dimensional problems and issues that face medicine. The MSP has approximately 150 MD/JD and MD/PhD students pursuing graduate study in over 30 academic disciplines, including the behavioral sciences, humanities, physical sciences, as well as the biomedical sciences. With such diverse student perspectives, the MSP provides a unique and electric environment for bright and creative scholars to pursue their passion for combining cutting edge research with individualized high quality clinical training. All of the graduate and medical training is done at the Urbana-Champaign campus. The Medical Scholars Program is jointly sponsored by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graduate College and the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. Only US citizens and permanent residents are eligible for admission.


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