PhD
The Medical Engineering and Medical Physics program is a five to seven year program that leads to the PhD in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics awarded by MIT or by the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The program trains students as engineers or physical scientists who also have extensive knowledge of the medical sciences. Students gain this unique blend of expertise through an environment that integrates:
- A thorough graduate education in a classical discipline of engineering or physical science
- In depth training in the biological sciences through preclinical coursework and clinical experiences
- Access to research opportunities in labs at Harvard, MIT and Harvard teaching hospitals
- A community of peers with career paths in medicine, science, engineering, business, and government
- Original research in the form of a doctoral thesis
HST's Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology (SHBT) program is a five to seven year program that leads to a PhD awarded by MIT. The program prepares students to conduct rigorous quantitative research by teaching students the fundamental physics and biology of the speech and hearing mechanisms. Research foci range from the basic mechanisms responsible for normal function to the development of methods of diagnosis and treatment relevant to communication disorders.
The Radiological Sciences Joint Program (RSJP) is a five to seven year program that leads to a PhD from MIT. The program trains students in nuclear physics and radiation engineering and their applications to biological and biomedical issues. This is accomplished through an academic core of nuclear physics and radiation engineering, supplemented by biomedical course work and a focused clinical experience. These diverse elements are brought together through collaboration between HST, MIT's Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE), and Harvard-affiliated teaching hospitals.
