Gateways to the Laboratory Summer Program

In 1993, the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program was the first MD-PhD Program in the country to establish a summer program for undergraduates with a focus on the clinician-scientist pathway. 

As of 2024, 384 students have “graduated” from Gateways. Over 90% of Gateways alumni have either earned are pursuing an MD, MD-PhD, or PhD degree, including 23 who have graduated from or are currently enrolled at Tri-I.

ABRCMS 2024 group pic

Watch the video below to hear the some students from the 2019 Gateways class sing the praises of their experiences at the Tri-I. 



Sanjeethan "Sanjee" Baksh, eighth year student in the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program, has been named 2021 STAT Wunderkind. Dr. Baksh earned his PhD from the Fuchs Lab at The Rockefeller Univeristy in 2020 and will graduate with his MD from Weill Cornell Medicine in 2022.Read more about Sanjee and his award.
Dalton Banh, sixth year student in the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program, has been awarded an F30 grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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