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MSTP Medical Science Training Program

MSTP - Program Description

Participating Departments and Ph.D. Programs Curricula

The Ph.D. portion of the combined degree may be earned in one of the many departments or institutions under the aegis of the State University of New York at Buffalo. Descriptions of the research opportunities follow in this program.

UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Departments
Roswell Park Cancer Institute Programs, Graduate Division
Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute Programs

Students must meet all requirements of the UB Graduate School for completion of the Ph.D. degree. Specific course requirements vary by department. Students should complete the preliminary/proposition examination within 12-18 months of entering the Ph.D. component. Thereafter, the student is required to complete an original research project and to prepare and defend a dissertation based on this work.