The M.D./Ph.D. program is supported by the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine. Students are supported by a scholarship during their medical school years and an assistantship during their Ph.D. training. Financial support is currently $22,000 per year during the first two years, with scholarship support increasing for the third and fourth years of medical school to $24,000 and $26,000 per year, respectively. Tuition and fees are also covered by the program.  During their graduate training students are supported by graduate assistantships, currently set at $24,500 per year for the first year.