About Gateways

Every year, 15 students spend nine weeks on our tri-institutional campus learning about the rewards and challenges of becoming a physician-scientist.

Gateways at Heart to Heart Clinic

Program Highlights

Over the summer, Gateways students will:

Spend 9 weeks* living and studying in New York City
Work independently on a research project at Weill Cornell Medicine, The Rockefeller University, or Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Receive guidance from a current MD-PhD student (a "Big Sib")
Participate in clinical skills and professional development workshops
Participate and present in weekly journal clubs
Shadow physicians at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Volunteer at a community outreach program
Give oral and poster presentations about their research at The Leadership Alliance National Symposium and the final Gateways Symposium

Gateways Clinical Skills Workshop

Financial Support and Housing

Gateways participants are housed on the Weill Cornell campus, steps away from their research labs. Paticipants receive a $5,500 stipend, as well as reimbursement for travel to and from NYC.

Important Dates

Applications for the 2025 Gateways Program must be submitted before February 3, 2025 via The Leadership Alliance.

*The 2025 program will run for 8 weeks from June 9 through July 31, 2025.