For the Medical Student

Clinical Scientist Training Program (CSTP) for Medical Students
  • For University of Pittsburgh medical students.
  • This highly competitive program, funded by the Office of the Dean of the School of Medicine, offers full and partial tuition scholarships for a 5-year joint MD/MS in Clinical Research or MD/Certificate in Clinical Research. In the program, formal coursework is augmented by seminars and mentored research.
Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship Program
  • For University of Pittsburgh medical students and medical students from other U.S. medical schools.
  • This nationally recognized program, funded jointly by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Office of the Dean of the School of Medicine, offers a $27,000 stipend and tuition for work leading to the Certificate in Clinical Research. In the program, students conduct mentored clinical research at the University of Pittsburgh between their third and fourth year of medical school.
Predoctoral Fellowship in Clinical and Translational Research (NIH T32; Kapoor, Principal Investigator)
  • For medical students who have completed at least 3 years of medical school and who want to spend 1 year (between their third and fourth year of medical school) working toward a Master of Science or Certificate in Clinical Research. (CSTP students are eligible to apply.)
  • This fellowship provides a stipend and partial tuition support for 1 year of multidisciplinary clinical and translational research.
Predoctoral Fellowship in Research on Aging (NIH T32; Studenski, Principal Investigator)
  • For medical students who have completed 2 or 3 years of medical school. Those who have been involved in the geriatrics area of concentration are preferred, but others with related interests are welcome to apply.
  • This fellowship provides a stipend and partial tuition support for 1 year of research on aging.
  • For further information, contact Stephanie Studenski, MD, MPH.
Predoctoral Fellowship in Research on Late-Life Mood Disorders (NIH T32; Reynolds, Principal Investigator)
  • For medical students who have completed at least 3 years of medical school (preferred).
  • This fellowship provides a stipend for 1 year of psychiatric research.
  • For further information, contact Charles F. Reynolds III, M.D.
ICRE Programs for Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) Students
  • For University of Pittsburgh medical students.
  • For further information, contact Nicole Fowler.