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. 



The Female Association for Clinicians, Educators, and Scientists (FACES), in collaboration with Gerstner Women in Science (GWIS) at Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, hosted a presentation and workshop with Dr.
Katharine Hsu, M.D., Ph.D., a 1994 graduate of the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program, is the recipient of the 2019 WCGS Distinguished Alumnus Award. 

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