Overview
Its mission is to provide students with the breadth and depth of training necessary to excel as academic physicians. The curriculum combines classroom and clinical training in the UCSD School of Medicine with research in a Graduate Department.
Flexibility is a hallmark of the UCSD MSTP, and each student's program is individualized. By its nature, medical school education is quite broad, encompassing subjects from biochemistry to cultural anthropology. In contrast, graduate education provides a narrower focus and greater depth, both in terms of exposure to current thinking in a specific discipline and in the development and execution of a doctoral thesis problem.
The Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) culminates with the award of both medical (MD) and graduate (PhD) degrees, signifying skills in each of the three domains of an academic physician: research, teaching, and clinical care.
Diverse Training for a Diverse Student Population
Trainees enter the UCSD MSTP with a diverse range of academic backgrounds and life experiences. Currently there are 75 students. The Program is committed to recruiting a diverse student body. Out-of-state applicants are considered on an equal basis as in-state residents.
Approximately 8-10 entering students join the Program each year, including underrepresented minorities, disabled, and economically disadvantaged trainees. All trainees receive full support for stipend, tuition, and health insurance during all years of the Program.
Our graduates uniformly achieve their first or second choice residency. Over the last 12 years, approximately 90 percent of graduates have subsequently accepted positions in academic health centers.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Human Biology
- Cardiovascular
- Pulmonary
- Gastrointestinal
- Endocrinology, Reproduction & Metabolism
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Biomedical Science Medicine Health Sciences View 78 other PhDs in Biomedical Science in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Student insurance
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- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
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- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Each applicant must complete the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) application.
- Please note that MSTP applicants are required to provide additional information regarding their research experience and motivation to pursue a physician-scientist career in the AMCAS application.
- Please note that the number of applicants far exceeds the number of interview positions available.
- Applicants are thus encouraged to submit their AMCAS application as soon as possible.
- Applicants should be aware that we receive their application only after transcripts have been fully verified through AMCAS, a process that can take four weeks or longer.
- The process for the submission of all materials, including letters of recommendation, is the same for MSTP and MD applicants.
- Materials do not need to be sent separately to the MSTP Office.
Tuition Fee
Living costs for San Diego
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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