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. 



Brian Hurwitz, a fifth year student in the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program, has been awarded an NIH F30 fellowship for his project The integrated stress response in stem cells and cancer by the National Cancer Institute.
We especially thank our own veterans, sixth year MD-PhD student, Corporal Jim G. Castellanos, United States Marine Corps, and fifth year MD-PhD student, Specialist Harry “Jake” Reed, United States Army.

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