# Medical Scientist Training Program

> **NIH NIH T32** · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · 2023 · $58,054

## Abstract

The MD/PhD Program at Northwestern University was established in 1964 and has been
supported by an NIH training grant from 1964-1969 and from 1987-present. The mission of the
Northwestern MSTP is to train the next generation of competent, committed, and diverse
physician-scientists in an inclusive training environment that allows all students to flourish. To
accomplish this mission, our training curriculum emphasizes and integrates two parallel
pursuits: training students to excel in biomedical research, and instilling the values, knowledge,
and art of clinical medicine. Excellence in medicine begins in the preclinical phase of the
program with a comprehensive medical education centered on early exposure to patient care,
and it is reinforced with required inpatient and outpatient exposure throughout the research
phase of the program. During the research phase, MSTP students benefit from Northwestern's
well-funded research enterprise that provides rich opportunities to pursue interdisciplinary
translational research in life sciences, biomedical engineering, bioinformatics, and many other
areas across our Evanston and Chicago campuses. After the successful defense of their
doctoral dissertations, MSTP students complete hospital-based clerkships as part of the clinical
phase of their medical school education and receive the MD degree.
 The MSTP has developed a robust set of program-specific courses and activities to
continuously integrate medical and research training throughout the program and help create a
sense of community among students. These activities are complimented by a strong mentoring
structure that ensures all students received individualized support from program leadership as
they move through the phases of training and work to achieve their unique professional goals.
 The program's long-standing success in meeting its training objectives is evidenced in a
number of areas: our students receive grant funding at excellent success rates, graduate with
strong publication records, and secure residency positions that are among the very best in the
nation. Our program also holds diversity as a central part of our training mission, and the
diversity of our cohorts speaks to the program's commitment to fostering a training environment
that supports all students as they work towards the dual degree.
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Over the past two decades, the
and quality of the MSTP have grown steadily thanks to strong institutional support,
and substantial growth in biomedical science research at Northwestern University.
program currently supports 121 students, with plans for continued expansionand
improvement over the next five years.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10827545
- **Project number:** 3T32GM144295-02S1
- **Recipient organization:** NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** ALAN R HAUSER
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $58,054
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2022-07-01 → 2027-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10827545

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10827545, Medical Scientist Training Program (3T32GM144295-02S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10827545. Licensed CC0.

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