MSTP Medical Science Training Program
Curriculum
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Cellular & Molecular Biology
MSTP Required Curriculum
Program of Study (72 Total Credit Hours)
Prerequisites from first two years of medical education curriculum:
| IMC 502 | Fundamentals I | 7.2 cr |
| IMC 504 | Fundamentals II | 3.8 cr |
| IMC 510 | GI & Metabolism | 5.5 cr |
| IMC 500 | Hematology | 1.0 cr |
| IMC 602 | Cardiovascular | 7.2 cr |
| IMC 604 | Pulmonary | 8.0 cr |
| IMC 606 | Endocrine | 3.3 cr |
| Laboratory Rotations | ||
| 36.0 cr | ||
Required:
| RPN 530 | Oncology for Scientists I | 4.0 cr |
| BIR 501 | Seminar | 1.0 cr/sem |
| BIR 572 | Regulatory Mech. Cell Biol. | 4.0 cr |
| BIR 502 | Seminar | 1.0 cr |
| BIR 613 | Viral Oncology | 3.0 cr |
| BIR | Ph.D. Research | 20-23.0 cr |
Elective M.S.T.P. and CMB Courses:
(Students may also take electives in other departments)
| BIR 530 | Interferons and Cytokines | 3.0 cr |
* Students are required to attend a seminar course and journal club every semester during their study. Since MSTP Seminar is only 1/2 a semester, students are expected to attend BIR student seminar the remainder of the semester.