The Clinical Scientist Training Program (CSTP) is a clinical research training program and scholarship for University of Pittsburgh medical students committed to careers in clinical investigation.
Between 2003 and 2011, the CSTP admitted approximately 5 students per year to our dual MD/MS in clinical research. We selected students at the time of application to medical school or shortly after matriculation, and offered full and partial tuition scholarships spanning two or four years of medical school, in addition to covering the full tuition for the MS coursework.
Effective 2012, we will increase the number of students served by this high demand training program. To achieve this expansion, the CSTP has undergone three main changes:
- Students apply during the third year of medical school, just prior to their research year off. This will allow the program to serve students who develop an interest in research during medical school. To ensure continuity, we expect students to continue working with the University of Pittsburgh Scholarly Project mentor with whom they have an established relationship. CSTP students will receive a Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship for their research year.
- The intensity of clinical research coursework during the research year is flexible. All students are required to complete the core curriculum. Students will still receive a full tuition scholarship to cover the cost of clinical research courses.
- Students receive a scholarship towards the fourth year of medical school only. Students who successfully complete their research year objectives will receive a substantial tuition scholarship towards the final year of medical school.
If you are a third year medical student who wants to apply for the combined Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship and Clinical Scientist Training Program, click here.
