MSTP?

[Mansoor]

What does MSTP mean (sorry, i am real new with the MD/PhD idea)?

 

[MacGyver]

Medical Scientist Training Program

 

[none]

The MSTP is a federally funded MD/PhD training program. The NIH provides the schools money to pay for stipends and tuition. It is generally perceived that an MSTP school has a better MD/PhD program than a non-MSTP school, but there are the rare exceptions.