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. 



Stefan Torborg, 5th year MD-PhD student, has been awarded an F-30 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)'s National Cancer Institute.
Fifth year Tri-Institutional MD-PhD student, Nneoma Adaku, was awarded the 2020 Ida Sophia Scudder MD Award for Excellence in Public Service by Weill Cornell Medicine.This award recognizes medical, doctoral, MD-PhD or physician assistant students who have made significant contributions in the field of community service and providing care to the underserved.

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