In 1956, the School of Medicine became a pioneer in offering combined training for an M.D. and a Ph.D. in the basic medical sciences. Among the graduates of this program are 1994 Nobel Prize recipient
Alfred G. Gilman, M.D., Ph.D., 1998 Nobel Prize recipient Ferid Murad, M.D., Ph.D., and former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D. Today, the school is one of only
42 institutions nationwide to offer the dual degrees through the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP).
MSTP students at the School of Medicine earn their medical degrees through the University
Program of the School of Medicine
and their Ph.D.s in the basic science field of their choice through the School of Graduate Studies. Currently, Ph.D. programs are offered in biochemistry; biology; biomedical
engineering; cell biology; chemistry; genetic and molecular epidemiology; genetics: molecular, developmental and human genetics; mechanical and aerospace engineering; neurosciences; nutritional sciences; pathology (with tracks in cancer biology, immunology, or molecular and cellular basis of disease); pharmacological sciences; and physiology and biophysics. Additional training programs within these Ph.D. areas
span other specific fields, such as developmental biology.
Students begin the MSTP by attending medical school for two years. During this time, they are able to complete most of their Ph.D. coursework as well as
the laboratory rotations necessary for them to choose their Ph.D. concentrations and mentors. Students then spend an average of three to four years conducting research and preparing
theses to satisfy the requirements for the Ph.D. Then they finish the last two years of the medical school program.
Curriculum
(assuming four-year Ph.D. phase, which may not be the case for all students)
- Year 1
University Program (M.D.) Year 1
Ph.D. coursework and laboratory rotations
- Year 2
University Program (M.D.) Year 2
Ph.D. coursework and laboratory rotations
- Years 3 to 6
Ph.D. research and thesis preparation
MSTP clinical tutorial (optional)
- Year 7
University Program (M.D.) Year 3
- Year 8
University Program (M.D.) Year 4
For more information
MSTP Office
Case Western Reserve University
School of Medicine, T-401
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4936
(216) 368-3404
Clifford V. Harding III, M.D., Ph.D.
Program Director
clifford.harding@case.edu
Kathryn Schultz
Administrative Director
mstp@case.edu
Donna McIlwain
Recruitment Coordinator
mstp@case.edu
http://mstp.case.edu
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