Organization of the Program

Through the course of the Program, M.D./Ph.D. fellows are enrolled in UT Southwestern Medical School or UT Southwestern Graduate School. Students who complete the MSTP will have met all requirements for the Ph.D. degree in the Graduate School and for the M.D. degree in the Medical School. The Ph.D. may be earned in one of the basic science graduate training programs within the Division of Basic Sciences. Program faculty are derived from both basic science and clinical departments of the Medical School.

The MSTP affords the student flexibility in the selection and scheduling of courses. A typical schedule would include the first two years of Medical School with summer laboratory rotations prior to and following the first year and again following the second year. The summer laboratory rotations are research apprenticeships to aid the student in selecting a research area and a mentor for research training. These apprenticeships are established by discussion with each student, the MSTP Committee, and the potential preceptor. They are intended to expose the student to a variety of excellent laboratories in his or her area of interest.