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Combined degree programs in the Biological Sciences
Division allow students to earn a Ph.D. in basic science research to complement
the medical training earned in the Pritzker
School of Medicine. After being formally admitted to the Neurobiology
Ph.D. program, there are three funding mechanisms available to Pritzker
School of Medicine students. Because these three programs are supported
by federal funding, this information pertains to applicants who are U.S.
citizens or permanent residents.
Students may apply for the Medical Scientist Training Program at the same time they file their medical school application. If admitted to this highly competitive program, students follow the medical school curriculum for two years and then enter the research program of their choice for the dissertation research. After completing the Ph.D., MSTP students return to medical school to complete work required for the M.D. Fellowship support is provided for an aggregate of 6 years: the first two years of medical school, the first two years of graduate study, and the final two years of medical school. There is period of support from lab funds beginning the third year graduate study. Pritzker medical students may also apply for graduate training after matriculation. The Training Grant in Growth and Development, referred to as the Peds training grant because it is administered in the Department of Pediatrics, supports a limited number of medical students who realize in their early years of medical training that they wish to pursue a Ph.D. Students normally enter the program after the second year of medical school, having already selected a laboratory and research project consistent with the focus of the training grant. Students are supported for an aggregate of 5 years: the first three years of graduate study and the final two years of medical school. As with the MSTP students, there is a period of time when Peds students are supported from lab funds while completing the Ph.D. The third mechanism for supporting graduate study for M.D./Ph.D. students in the Committee on Neurobiology is from F30 individual NRSAs awarded by NIAAA, NIDA, and NIMH of the NIH. These awards provide 6 years of continuous support; currently, NIH does not allow students to save two years of funding from these awards for their return to medical school, by being terminated from the individual award, supported by lab funds, and then reappointed to the individual award, as is allowed with the two training grants. The successful applicant for this award has selected a laboratory and identified a research project as with the previously discussed programs but the research project is within the research parameters of these three institutes. The application for this award is submitted nine months prior to matriculation to the Ph.D. program. Students interested in these awards are urged to discuss the details with the Committee on Neurobiology. Applicants who have received a M.D. from another institution are advised
to consider applying for postdoctoral positions with the Committee on Neurobiology
faculty. If, after consideration, predoctoral training is what is desired,
a full application including GRE scores must be filed by the relevant deadlines.
Last updated 12/04/02
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