Medical Psychology PhD Program
Andrew J. Waters, Ph.D.
Director, Graduate Studies
Director, Medical Psychology Program
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The graduate program in Medical Psychology is designed to train psychologists to become scientists, university professors, health policy-makers, and scientific administrators who focus on the study of behavior and mind as they relate to physical and mental health. Students earn M.S. (with master's thesis) and Ph.D. (with doctoral dissertation) degrees.
This program is open to civilians and military applicants. There are no tuition costs and civilian students do not incur military or national service obligations for their education. This program requires 4 - 7 years (typically, five years) to complete.
Medical Psychology Program Requirements
Program requirements for the Ph.D. in Medical Psychology include course work (required courses and electives), a second year research project, a master's thesis (leading to an M.S. degree), an original review paper or grant proposal (in the third year), contributions as a teaching assistant, contributions as a research assistant, Ph.D. written qualifying examination, Ph.D. oral specialty examination, written doctoral dissertation proposal, written doctoral dissertation, public forum and defense of doctoral dissertation research.
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Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
4301 Jones Bridge Road
Bethesda, Maryland 20814-4799
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