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. 



Samuel Williams has received the The John T. Wolf M.D. Outstanding Native American Medical Student of the Year Scholarship Award by the Association of Native American Medical Students (ANAMS).
Fifth year Tri-Institutional MD-PhD student Alexandru Barbulescu has been awarded an F30 research grant from the National Institutes of Health.

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