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Nope, still nothing. Applied PhD Anthro.

You should look at the University of Arizona and the University of Southern California for medical anthropology. I did my undergraduate degree in anthropology at the University of Arizona and there were a few professors in medical anthropology. I took a class on the subject with Dr. Ivy Pike and really enjoyed her lectures. I also took a biomedical anthropology course with Dr. David Raichlen -- who was at Arizona but is now at USC -- and he was also a personal favorite of mine. Sometimes medical anthropology gets lumped in with biological anthropology, so be sure to look in that sector as well. There's also Dr. Nancy Chen at the University of California - Santa Cruz, if you want to check out that program. Your background doesn't always matter when it comes to acceptances into a university -- there are plenty of people in PhD programs without anthro degrees. What matters is how you connect the dots for the admissions committee, so they're not left thinking "Why does this person want to study medical anthropology? And why here?"

Some programs have decided to level the playing field by not responding to emails or reading through an applicant's statement of purpose until after they have applied. It's one of those "hidden curriculum" things that a prospective student should reach out to faculty ahead of applying, and not every student is aware of this unless you have connections (and not everyone has those connections). One student told me that you may actually get a heap of replies after you actually submit your application, but not as much right now. Some professors may respond and say they're retiring, or going on sabbatical, in an effort to save you an application fee. So don't be discouraged if you don't hear back any time soon.

Thanks for starting this! I'm applying to eight schools, mostly in the Northeast where I'm currently located. In no particular order: Boston University Brandeis University Brown University Cornell Harvard (applying to American Studies as their Anth program isn't accepting applicants this year) University of Washington University of Pennsylvania UC Santa Cruz Best of luck everyone!