Medical Scientist Training Program

Admission

The State University of New York at Buffalo encourages applications from and gives full attention to all eligible students, for both admission and financial aid. University policies and programs do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, creed, or national origin.

Application Process

To apply for the MSTP, interested students should follow the standard procedure for the AMCAS application to the Medical School, indicating their intent to apply to the Medical Degree/Ph.D. program. Our office will contact the student when we receive their hard-copy AMCAS report, to verify the student's intent to apply to the combined program.

Evaluation of applications includes consideration of the applicant's statement of career objectives, prior research experience, and letters of support (in addition to the medical school's letters of support, we required at least one letter of recommendation supporting your participation in research activities). After review, the Admissions Committee will mail an invitation for an interview or final decision to the applicant.

If you have filed your AMCAS application and have NOT indicated your intent to apply to the combined program, please call the Office of Research and Biomedical Education at 716-829-3398, or contact Arlene Albrecht at ama7@buffalo.edu.

Application Deadline

The deadline for applying to the MSTP is December 1st. However, applicants are encouraged to notify the Office of Research and Biomedical Education of their intent as soon as possible.

Prerequisites/Requirements

Successful applicants to this competitive program will possess superior MCAT scores and grade point averages. All applicants to the MSTP must take the MCAT. Students whose undergraduate education has placed major emphasis on research and science will receive preference, as will those who posses research/published work experience. All applicants must demonstrate a sincere and continuing enthusiasm for their chosen scientific discipline.

The program is designed to meet individual needs and clinical interests; thus, opportunities will be made available to applicants planning a research/academic career in the biomedical disciplines, as well as to medical students who choose to do so once enrolled.

Students who plan to concentrate in disciplines related to the chemical or physical sciences should have completed mathematics through calculus, physics and physical chemistry, and advanced organic chemistry. For students whose major interests are in the biological aspects of medical science, the requirements for physics are less rigorous, but a strong background in mathematics and chemistry is still essential.