MD/MSI COMBINED DEGREE PROGRAM
Correspondence and Information

Kathleen L. Atkins
Ofc. Medical Education
3808 Medical Science II
Telephone: 734-763-3265 Fax: 734-936-1190
atkinsk@umich.edu

William F. Bria, M.D.
Clinical Information Systems
UMH Information & Network Serv.
B1240 Taubman Ctr.
wbria@med.umich.edu

C. Olivia Frost, Ph.D.
Associate Dean and Professor
School of Information
1085 South University Avenue
Telephone: 734-647-3576
cfrost@umich.edu

Mission Statement

The mission of the University of Michigan Medical Degree/Master of Science in Information (MD/MSI) Dual Degree Program is to provide opportunities for students to explore and integrate complementary interests and career goals that combine medicine and information. The program offers a unique opportunity to understand the multiple ways in which people, information, and technology interact in the medical environment.
Program Structure

The University of Michigan MD/MSI Program is a five-year integrated program. Students accepted into the Program will spend their first three years in Medical School, completing the M1, M2, and M3 course work and up to four months of M4 clinical electives. These students will then matriculate to the School of Information to complete the full first year MSI course load as their fourth program year and complete an MSI summer internship between the fourth and fifth program years. In the fifth year, students will spend one semester completing the MD requirements, and the other semester completing the MSI requirements.

Admission Process for Prospective Medical Students
Applicants may make application to the Medical School and the School of Information at the same time. In this case, each school will independently evaluate the applicant and make their admission decision. If an applicant is applying to the School of Information and has not yet gained admission to the Medical School, the GRE scores will be required.
Admission Process For Current Medical Students
Students already in the MD program are encouraged to discuss their interest in the MD/MSI Program with the Medical School’s Program Coordinator, the Office of Student Programs Counselors, or the Program’s Medical School and School of Information Advisors. Current medical students should formally apply to the MD/MSI Program by submitting the Medical School’s MD/MSI Intent Form at the end of their M2 year or by October 1st of their M3 year. This form may be obtained from the Program Coordinator (atkinsk@umich.edu). At the time the Intent Form is submitted, students will also submit a written personal statement outlining their goals and reasons for pursuing the MD/MSI degree. Admission to the MD/MSI Program is selective and is not automatic. Applicants are expected to have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and professionalism in Medical School. Applicants must receive Medical School endorsement for admission to the MD/MSI Program through the Clinical Academic Review Board. This will include rigorous review of the applicant’s overall medical school performance, personal statement, and any other relevant materials.

Students must also formally apply for the School of Information’s deadline (February 1) by completing the standard SI application and fulfilling all listed requirements, including essays, letters of recommendation, and transcripts. Students who apply to both schools at the same time must take the GRE for the School of Information application. Students already admitted to the MD program can submit their MCAT scores in lieu of the GRE for the School of Information application.
 
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