Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
  • 2025 Match Day

    2025 MSTP Match Day

  • Mary Hackbarth Rally for Medical Research

    Rally for Medical Research

    Mary Hackbarth, MS, attended the Rally for Medical Research in Washington

  • MSTP Annual Retreat 2024

    2024 MSTP Annual Retreat

  • 2023 White Coat Ceremony

    2023 White Coat Ceremony

  • MSTP 2024 Match Day

    2024 MSTP Match Day

  • National Student Conference 2024

    MD/PhD National Student Conference

    MSTP Students with Dr. Francis Collins at the July 2024 Conference

  • Big Little Sibs group photo

    2024 Big Little Sibs

    Our new MS1s with their Big sibs, Dr. Roghmann and Dr. Keegan.

  • 2024 GS2 group photo

    The Halfway Mark

    MSTP celebrates the GS2 Graduate Students who have made it halfway through the MD/PhD Program

Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)

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Our Mission

The mission of our MSTP is to train a creative cadre of physician-scientists who will become leaders in their chosen fields of research, develop new knowledge and translate it to enhance clinical practice. This training will serve the nation by developing physician-scientists who can accelerate the progress of biomedical research from the laboratory to the direct benefit of patients.

About the MSTP

The MD is combined with PhD programs offered by the Graduate Program in Life Sciences (GPILS) and the University of Maryland-College Park in the following areas:

The UMB Graduate Program in Life Sciences (GPILS)

  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Epidemiology and Human Genetics
  • Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Neuroscience

The University of Maryland-College Park Campus

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