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MSTP 1Summer (June - August)Fall (September - December)Winter (January - March)Spring (April - June)
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School of Medicine curriculum (Launch Week is August 4-8)
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6 week lab rotation (optional)MED 170.10 MSTP Weekly Journal Club on Mondays
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Initial meeting with Program DirectorsMED 170.09 MSTP Weekly Seminar Series on Thursdays
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Quarterly meeting with your MSTP Faculty Advisor
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MSTP 2SummerFallWinterSpring
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~8 week lab rotationQuarterly meeting with your MSTP Faculty Advisor
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Complete SOM F1 curriculum Prep for and take USMLE Step 1 exam8-10 week lab rotation
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MED 170.10 MSTP Weekly Journal Club
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Choose Graduate Program (by end of Sept)
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MSTP 3SummerFallWinterSpring
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8-10 week lab rotation and/or join thesis lab
(MSTP students must do at least TWO rotations before joining a lab)		Graduate Program curriculum (needs to be complete before Qualifying Exam)
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Students are encouraged to pass their Qualifying Exam by the end of third year
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Advance to candidacy / form thesis committee (one member must be from the MSTP Council)
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MSTP 4SummerFallWinterSpring
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Continue graduate thesis research; Complete graduate coursework
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By the middle of fourth year students must pass their Qualifying Exam and advance to candidacy
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Apply for F30/31 Fellowship (August, December, or April deadline)
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Thesis Committee meeting (encouraged every 6 months); regularly assess projected completion timeline
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Clinical Case Reviews; MED 160.04 Clinical Preceptorships
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Continue and complete graduate thesis research
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Thesis Committee meeting (encouraged every 6 months); regularly assess projected completion timeline
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Write and submit dissertation, thesis defense -- must be done in Fall for January return, Winter for May return
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Clinical Case Reviews; MED 160.04 Clinical Preceptorships
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Notify Tiffani of re-entry by July 1Dec "Into the Clinic" bootcampJanuary return to SOM: core clinical clerkships
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April "Into the Clinic" bootcampMay return to SOM: ARCH/PI 5, core clinical clerkships
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January return continue clerkships through DecemberPrep and take USMLE Step 2Begin sub-Is, advanced clinical rotations
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May return continue clerkships through MarchPrep and take USMLE Step 2
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MSTP 8SummerFallWinterSpring
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Complete medical school requirements: sub-internships, advanced clinical rotations
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Submit materials for MSPEs (June)Apply for residency (September)Graduation!
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Residency interviews (through January) - Match Day (March)
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Annual EventsMSTP Annual Program Retreat - April 29-30, 2026 at the Chaminade
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MSTP Trefethen Visiting Professor Lecture and MSTP Banquet w/ Helena Hansen, MD, PhD - February 25, 2026
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Vertical mentoring; big sib/little sib mentoring; senior mentoring; diversity mentoring
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 Events hosted by classes, the MSTP Community of Underrepresented Physician Scientists (CUPS), and the MSTP Women's Physician Scientists Committee
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