Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
  • Alexander Laurenson Won an NFID Award

    Alexander Laurenson, GS2, was awarded the Maurice R. Hilleman Early-Stage Career Investigator Award 2025 by the NFID

  • MSTP students with Dr. Laurencin at the Max Lecture 2025

    Stephen R. Max, PhD Memorial Lecture

    MSTP students with the speaker, Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD

  • 2025 Match Day

    2025 MSTP Match Day

  • Mary Hackbarth Rally for Medical Research

    Rally for Medical Research 2024

    Mary Hackbarth, GS2, attended the Rally for Medical Research in Washington

  • Adarsha Malla Won GPILS Award

    Adarsha Malla, GS4, was awarded the 2024 Graduate Program in Life Sciences PhD Scholar Award

  • MSTP Annual Retreat 2024

    2024 MSTP Annual Retreat

  • Big Little Sibs group photo

    2024 Big Little Sibs

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

  • MD/PhD National Student Conference

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

  • MSTP GS2 students halfway through program

    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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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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