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, inlcuding 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. 



Won Jun Kim, fifth year student in the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD program, has received an F30 award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). 
Abigail Xie, a current student in the Tri-I MD-PhD Program, has been awarded an F30 Research Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Ms.

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