The Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) is designed for highly qualified candidates who wish to obtain both M.D. and Ph.D. degrees and to pursue careers in basic medical research. Selection for this program is national in scope and is not restricted to residents of Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, or Idaho.
Admission of approximately ten medical scientist trainees per year is anticipated. Potential trainees are interviewed by a single MSTP committee for acceptance to both the School of Medicine and to the Graduate School for the Ph.D. degree. Each trainee is permitted a wide choice of research specializations from among numerous disciplines and interdisciplinary areas of biomedical research. The typical program is seven to eight years in duration and emphasizes continuity of both clinical and basic science exposure.
Among the participating graduate departments are Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biostatistics, Biological Structure, Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Genome Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology and Biophysics, and Zoology. The participating interdepartmental and affiliate programs are Neurobiology and Behavior, Molecular and Cellular Biology and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
Medical Scientist Training Program Application
The Medical Scientist Training Program application is available to all qualified U.S. applicants. After the University of Washington School of Medicine receives the AMCAS application, applicants may submit an MSTP application on-line by visiting the MSTP Web site: http://www.mstp.washington.edu/. After an initial review, applicants will then be notified as to whether supplemental materials should be submitted (which would have to reach the MSTP office by January 3, 2006). Applicants should correspond directly with the MSTP Office.
View the official MSTP Web site