My "Scenic" Non-Traditional Route to becoming a Physician-Scientist
All you need is an MD to be a doctor, right? If you wanted to be a physician, why do you want a PhD? I was introduced to the MD/PhD route about 8 years ago. Here I am, an African-American woman without any mentoring or anyone to show me anything about getting a PhD or an MD. All I know is if I apply for the MD/PhD programs, it will fund the MD portion of my education. At least, that's how they recruited me to the idea. But, it left me with questions. I didn't understand what