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. 



This is an uncharted and unique time, and the landscape seems to be shifting daily (if not hourly). At Tri-I, we are doing our best to adapt to our “new normal” and support our students and the larger Tri-I community. While we are not physically in the MD-PhD office, we are all still working and available. If you need to get in touch with us, the best way is to send an email to mdphd@med.cornell.edu.
In light of the incredible and largely unprecedented strains placed on medical professions, Weill Cornell Medical College offered its graduating students the opportunity to have their degrees confered early in order to join the workforce.Two MD-PhD students, Yun-Han Hannah Huang and Diana Wang, took this path and graduated on April 30, 2020.The Tri-I MD-PhD Program offers its heartiest of congratulation to these two physician-scientists.

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