# Medical Scientist Training Program at University of Texas Southwestern Med Ctr -

> **NIH NIH T32** · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · 2020 · $1,021,869

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
The MD/PhD program at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has been in existence since 1978
and continuously funded as an NIH Medical Scientist Training Program since 1982. The goal of the program is
to train the next generation of diverse physician scientists as leaders in biomedical research and academic
medicine, helping meet the urgent needs identified by the NIH for the future biomedical and translational
research workforce. Program alumni include a dean, department chairs, two MSTP directors, and many faculty
members at leading academic medical centers. Outcomes of trainees in the past 15 years, described in this
application, are excellent; 91% of graduates who have completed all their training are physician-scientists in
academia or industry. Attrition over this same period was 7.6%. The large institutional commitment to the
program is evidenced by the investment of significant resources to pay for stipend and tuition costs not
covered by NIH, program administration, operations, and salary support for committed effort by the directors.
Our program integrates rigorous predoctoral training in basic biomedical sciences leading to the PhD degree
with intensive medical education leading to the MD degree, producing graduates who are superbly prepared to
become physician-scientists engaged in translational research. The MD and PhD phases of training are
distinct, but with numerous integrative and social activities, including seminars, retreats, dinners, journal clubs,
grand rounds, to promote program cohesion and inculcate identity among trainees as future physician-
scientists. There are presently 90 trainees in the program, all of whom are fully funded. Continued funding of
22 slots is requested to partially support trainees, generally for 24 months.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9853614
- **Project number:** 2T32GM008014-39
- **Recipient organization:** UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** Andrew R. Zinn
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $1,021,869
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 1982-07-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9853614

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9853614, Medical Scientist Training Program at University of Texas Southwestern Med Ctr - (2T32GM008014-39). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9853614. Licensed CC0.

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