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MSTP Supplemental Questions
The MSTP MD-PhD is seeking students who demonstrate commitment to, and record of achievement in, undergraduate activities indicative of a successful career in academic medicine and scientific investigation.
Competition for the MSTP MD-PhD is extremely rigorous with a limited number of positions available. All MSTP MD-PhD applications are evaluated by both the MSTP MD-PhD Admissions Committee and the Stanford Medical School Admissions Committee. Applicants who are not offered interviews or admission to the MSTP MD-PhD remain active candidates for the MD Program. Applicants to the MSTP MD-PhD represent a wide range of scientific backgrounds; their common denominator is a significant and extensive research experience in which they were able to demonstrate originality and creativity of scientific though.
A stipulation of the NIH training grant that provides support for the MSTP MD-PhD at Stanford is that trainees must be citizens of the United States or hold a resident alien card (permanent resident).
A completed application to the MSTP MD-PhD includes a complete application to the Stanford MD Program and letters of recommendation. However, the following application materials will serve as the primary basis for initial evaluation by the MSTP MD-PhD Admissions Committee; therefore, much of the information will duplicate what was previously requested for your AMCAS application and/or the first part of the Stanford Supplementary Application. The admissions committee is especially interested in the depth and extent of your prior research experience, as well as your reasons for pursuing training as a physician-scientist.
The AMCAS application has required essay responses to MD/PhD program interest. You may use information from these responses in the sections that follow, but you are required to answer every question on the Stanford Supplemental Application, and it is not sufficient to simply refer to the AMCAS essays. Your AMCAS MD/PhD essays will be included also.
Describe your most significant research experience. Include the rationale, results, and conclusions, and the role you played in each of these components. Please be very specific, including the dates and amount of time you were engaged. For publications or presentations that resulted or will result from this work, include a complete citation with the names of all authors and the status (e.g., submitted, in preparation). Please limit your answer to 2,500 characters including spaces.
Describe in a short paragraph your educational and family background. E.g., I grew up in New York City, as the 3rd child of a high school principal and homemaker. I attended Mann High School where my major interests were boxing and drama. Please limit your answer to 600 characters including spaces.
Describe your reasons for pursuing medical scientist training in relation to your long-term career goals. Why are you applying to a combined degree program rather than graduate or medical school only? Please limit your answer to 800 characters including spaces.
Describe your current lab affiliation and the weekly time commitment required. E.g., I am working in the Griffin lab where I performed research in the summer following junior year for 20 hours per week. Please limit your answer to 800 characters including spaces.
Describe any other research experiences you think would be relevant to the MSTP MD-PhD Admissions Committee decision. Please limit your answer to 800 characters including spaces.
Describe any patient-related, teaching, and service-oriented activities relevant to the MSTP MD-PhD Admissions Committee decision. Please limit your answer to 800 characters including spaces.
Describe any other aspect of your background you think would be relevant to the MSTP MD-PhD Admissions Committee decision. Please limit your answer to 800 characters including spaces.
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Good luck to everyone applying!
MSTP Supplemental Questions
The MSTP MD-PhD is seeking students who demonstrate commitment to, and record of achievement in, undergraduate activities indicative of a successful career in academic medicine and scientific investigation.
Competition for the MSTP MD-PhD is extremely rigorous with a limited number of positions available. All MSTP MD-PhD applications are evaluated by both the MSTP MD-PhD Admissions Committee and the Stanford Medical School Admissions Committee. Applicants who are not offered interviews or admission to the MSTP MD-PhD remain active candidates for the MD Program. Applicants to the MSTP MD-PhD represent a wide range of scientific backgrounds; their common denominator is a significant and extensive research experience in which they were able to demonstrate originality and creativity of scientific though.
A stipulation of the NIH training grant that provides support for the MSTP MD-PhD at Stanford is that trainees must be citizens of the United States or hold a resident alien card (permanent resident).
A completed application to the MSTP MD-PhD includes a complete application to the Stanford MD Program and letters of recommendation. However, the following application materials will serve as the primary basis for initial evaluation by the MSTP MD-PhD Admissions Committee; therefore, much of the information will duplicate what was previously requested for your AMCAS application and/or the first part of the Stanford Supplementary Application. The admissions committee is especially interested in the depth and extent of your prior research experience, as well as your reasons for pursuing training as a physician-scientist.
The AMCAS application has required essay responses to MD/PhD program interest. You may use information from these responses in the sections that follow, but you are required to answer every question on the Stanford Supplemental Application, and it is not sufficient to simply refer to the AMCAS essays. Your AMCAS MD/PhD essays will be included also.
Describe your most significant research experience. Include the rationale, results, and conclusions, and the role you played in each of these components. Please be very specific, including the dates and amount of time you were engaged. For publications or presentations that resulted or will result from this work, include a complete citation with the names of all authors and the status (e.g., submitted, in preparation). Please limit your answer to 2,500 characters including spaces.
Describe in a short paragraph your educational and family background. E.g., I grew up in New York City, as the 3rd child of a high school principal and homemaker. I attended Mann High School where my major interests were boxing and drama. Please limit your answer to 600 characters including spaces.
Describe your reasons for pursuing medical scientist training in relation to your long-term career goals. Why are you applying to a combined degree program rather than graduate or medical school only? Please limit your answer to 800 characters including spaces.
Describe your current lab affiliation and the weekly time commitment required. E.g., I am working in the Griffin lab where I performed research in the summer following junior year for 20 hours per week. Please limit your answer to 800 characters including spaces.
Describe any other research experiences you think would be relevant to the MSTP MD-PhD Admissions Committee decision. Please limit your answer to 800 characters including spaces.
Describe any patient-related, teaching, and service-oriented activities relevant to the MSTP MD-PhD Admissions Committee decision. Please limit your answer to 800 characters including spaces.
Describe any other aspect of your background you think would be relevant to the MSTP MD-PhD Admissions Committee decision. Please limit your answer to 800 characters including spaces.
Interview Feedback: Stanford University
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