In 1868, at the official dedication of Cornell University, Ezra Cornell stated, "I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study." The Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program, together Weill Cornell Medicine, The Rockefeller University, and Memorial Sloan Kettering, works to promote an educational community where everyone feels welcome, included, and valued.
Over 30 years ago, Tri-I recognized the need to diversify the physician-scientist workforce and, in response, founded the Gateways to the Laboratory Summer Program. In addition to exposing undergraduates to the physician-scientist pathway, Gateways brings the Tri-I community together each summer, with over half of our student population participating as laboratory mentors, Big Sibs, Journal Club coordinators, workshop facilitators, clinical instructors, mock interviewers, and more. Gateways is woven into Tri-I’s culture and represents its commitment to expanding representation amongst physician-scientists.
Tri-I has three affinity groups to build community and foster safe spaces for our students and their allies: the Tri-Institutional Association for Women in Science and Medicine (Tri-I AWSM), the Association for Diverse Physician-Scientists in Training (ADePT), and the Queer Initiative for Physician-Scientists (QUIPS). In addition, Weill Cornell hosts numerous Student Communities, including Community Perspecitves in Medicine (CPIM), the Student National Medical Association (SNMA), the Asian Pacific American Medical Students Association (APAMSA), the Association of Native American Medical Students (ANAMS), Black and Latino Men in Medicine (BLMIM), the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA), the Q! Queer Health Alliance, and Women in Medicine (WIM).
