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. 



Shelli Farhadian, MD, PhD, an alumna of the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program, has received the 2019 Iva Dostanic, MD, PhD Physician-Scientist Trainee Award. Dr. Farhadian, a member of the 2012 Tri-I MD-PhD graduating class, is currently an instructor of infectious diseases at the Yale School of Medicine. Read more about the Dostanic Award and Dr. Farhadian visit Yale's announcement of the honor. 
In addition to previously announced awardees, Emma Schatoff, PhD, and Bobbie Pelham-Webb, four current and graduating Tri-Institutional MD-PhD students were honored at the 2019 Weill Cornell Medicine Commencement Ceremonies.

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