Table 2.

Order of training

Stage of medical training when PhD was completed	n = 55	Frequency (%)
PhD completed prior to the initiation of medical school	4	7.3
PhD begun before medical school and completed during medical school training	3	5.5
Medical school started, then PhD started and completed in its entirety, then medical school completed (“Traditional Sequence”)	5	9.1
PhD completed simultaneously with medical school with studies in both fields every year	3	5.5
PhD completed after medical school training and before residency	2	3.6
PhD completed during residency	12	21.8
PhD completed after residency	26	47.3