# South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program (STX-MSTP)

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · 2021 · $45,343

## Abstract

ABSTRACT:
This proposal seeks support for the South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program (STX MSTP) at the
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA), a federally designated Hispanic-serving
institution in a minority-majority city. As national leader in clinical and translational research on Hispanic,
military, and Veteran health issues, UTHSCSA addresses regional health disparities that present both challenges
and opportunities for medical research that are of nationwide relevance. The STX MSTP provides training in
traditional wet-lab biomedical science investigation while exposing students to our unique clinical environment.
Our institution and the South Texas MSTP are aligned with the mission and values of UTHSCSA and the AAMC
Compact between Biomedical Graduate Students and their Research Advisors. Rigorous research and clinical
training and an integrated curriculum provide the skillset for a successful and productive independent career as
physician-scientists in academic and private research institutions. The STX MSTP provides multiple integrative
longitudinal training components that continue throughout the length of the entire training, such as recurrent
workshops on Communication, Leadership, Team Science, Translational Research, Health Disparity and
Outcome Research, and Entrepreneurship. Mentorship by both MD and PhD advisors, including individual
development plans, is provided throughout the training, along with a wealth of career-enhancing activities.
Thanks to active recruitment and continuous support, we train 31% of students are from under-represented
minorities and 26% students with disabilities. Our diverse and accomplished student body is selected from a
highly qualified applicant pool of students who come with significant prior research experience. We are asking
for 6 training slots to allow us expand our entering class by 2 additional positions per year from the current 5
training positions to 7 training positions per year. Our request is for the first three years of their 7 to 9 years of
training (MS1, MS2 and GS1 level). This proposed expansion of the STX MSTP will allow us to increase our
capacity to about 54-56 fully-funded MD/PhD trainees (tuition, fees, stipend and benefits), given our time to
completion for both degrees of 7.9 years.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10377635
- **Project number:** 3T32GM113896-04S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** Jose E Cavazos
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $45,343
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2018-07-01 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10377635

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10377635, South Texas Medical Scientist Training Program (STX-MSTP) (3T32GM113896-04S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-21 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10377635. Licensed CC0.

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