Celebrating 50 years of excellence
May 23 - 24, 2025
Join us to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of UC San Diego's Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD) with a weekend of connection, inspiration, groundbreaking research, and a special gala honoring five decades of training physician-scientists shaping the future of medicine and science.
Preparing Students to be Physician-Scientists
The Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at UC San Diego is an inter-institutional collaboration that combines clinical training under the auspices of the UC San Diego School of Medicine with research training from a number of world-renowned research institutions including UC San Diego, The Scripps Research Institute, the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences, the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, and the La Jolla Institute for Immunology. Our Program emphasizes the physician-scientist in all phases of a student’s career. With 90 students currently in our Program, we aim to tailor the research and clinical experience to each student’s interests and needs.
MSTP News & Announcements
Support Medical Scientists
You can make a difference today for current MSTP students. Donations are used to supplement other sources of funding used to cover, stipends and educational expenses.
MSTP- Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
The MSTP-Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) is an 8-week program for undergraduate students from underrepresented groups in the Biomedical Sciences.
"During my time as an undergraduate student and later as a full-time researcher, I saw the transformative power of scientific discovery and envisioned myself in the role of a physician-scientist"
José Vasquez
First-year medical student
Student Work Highlight
A trainee-informed model for undergraduate neuroscience research programs serving marginalized students