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UAB offers an NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), a combined MD/PhD program designed to prepare students for careers that combine laboratory investigation of disease mechanisms with the practice and teaching of clinical medicine in an academic setting.

Read a message from Dr Robin Lorenz, MD, PhD, the director of the UAB MSTP.

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Program Highlights

Join a unique and select group of students training to become tomorrow's leaders in science and medicine by earning a combined MD/PhD degree.

The UAB MSTP program offers:

  • Tuition waivers
  • Competitive stipends
  • Funding for books, medical equipment, travel
  • Dedicated and supportive mentors

 

 

 

 

News and Events

Upcoming Event!  Join us at the Inaugural Arts in Medicine lecture "The Neurobiology of Creativity" on Tuesday, December 16, at 5:30 pm in UAB Spain Auditorium

Student News! We are proud to announce that UAB MSTP student Simi Akinsiku will appear on the Wheel of Fortune on December 26th! Join us over the holidays in watching Simi spin the Wheel!

The UAB MSTP congratulates all of the students who participated in the 2008 UAB Graduate Student Research Day and for the excellence they demonstrated in their research.

Interview dates and admissions information for the UAB MSTP are available on the admissions process page.

The UAB MSTP announces residency appointments for the 2008 Class.  Congratulations!

The UAB MSTP welcomes a new class of nine students to the program.

Congratulations to MSTP students for their research contributions!  Check out the list of featured publications by the UAB MSTP

Featured Student


Kevin Nash PhD
Clinical Clerkships
University of Massachusetts
Laboratory of Danny Welch PhD
Department of Pathology

American Medical Association Foundation Award for Overall Excellence in Research

2007 National Student Research Forum

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phone: (205) 934-4092