Preferred Program of Study
| Year | Fall Semester | Spring Semester | Summer |
| YEAR 1 | Law Curriculum 1 5 courses, 15 hours 15 weeks, August to December |
Law Curriculum 2 13-16 hours 15 weeks, January to May |
Law Curriculum 3 6 or 9 hours 5 or 11 weeks, Mid-May to end of June or end of June to early August or Mid-May to early August |
| YEAR 2 | Medicine Pre-Clinical 1 5 courses, 21 hours 17 weeks, August to December |
Medicine Pre-Clinical 2 4 courses, 20hours 18 weeks, January to May |
Choose from: 2nd year Law electives-same options as previous summer Law externship-may earn up to 6 hours credit MECO (clinical experience at an Iowa hospital) Research fellowship Global experience Free summer |
| YEAR 3 | Medicine Pre-Clinical 3 4 courses, 20 hours 17 weeks, August to December |
Medicine Core Clinical 1 1 week Transition to Clerkships 24 weeks Core Clerkships January to June |
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| YEAR 4 | Medicine Core Clinical 2 24 weeks Core Clerkships July to December |
Medicine Advanced Clinical 1 4 weeks USMLE Step 1 20 weeks clerkships possibly one or both parts of USMLE Step 2 January to June |
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| YEAR 5 | Law Curriculum 4 16 hours of electives 15 weeks, August to December |
Law Curriculum 5 16 hours of electives 15 weeks, January to May |
Bar Exam prep course and Bar Exam (take exam last Monday-Wednesday of July) end of May to end of July |
| YEAR 6 | Final Medicine Advanced Clinical Year 32 weeks of remaining clinical clerkships/20 if using all 12 hours of credit exchange from the MPH July to May possibly one or both parts of USMLE Step 2 MD and JD degrees conferred mid-May |
Begin medical residency training July 1 |
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Tuition Requirements
MD/JD students will be assessed the MD tuition rate for all semesters, excluding semesters with the majority of coursework in the College of Law. During those semesters, MD/JD students will be assessed the JD rate for tuition. Students must also pay a minimum of 8 full time semesters of MD tuition.
Graduation Requirements
College of Law – 72 hours plus 12 hours awarded for MD work = 84 semester hours required for the JD
Contact the College of Law at 319-335-9095, law-admissions@uiowa.edu
College of Medicine – 154 semester hours plus 12 semester hours awarded for JD work = 166 semester hours required for the MD
Contact Matthew Edwards, Carver College of Medicine, 319-335-8046, matthew-c-edwards@uiowa.edu