MSTP Admissions Timeline
Applicants to the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) apply through the regular Pritzker School of Medicine admissions process. Upon receiving the Pritzker Supplemental Application, MSTP applicants will have the option of applying "MSTP ONLY" or "MSTP>MD." Those applicants who select "MSTP ONLY" will be screened by the MSTP Admissions Committee. That Committee decision is a final decision, and applicants who are unsuccessful in their process will not be forwarded to the MD Admissions Committee for review.
Applicants selecting the "MSTP>MD" option will be screened by two committees, the MSTP Admissions Committee and the MD Admissions Committee. If applicants are reviewed favorably by the MD program, they will be forwarded to the MSTP Admissions Committee for their consideration. Based on the MSTP decision at that point, the applicant will be invited to interview either for the MD program only, or for the MST program. If an "MSTP>MD" applicant is not reviewed favorably by the MD Admissions Committee, their application will not be forwarded to the MSTP Admissions Committee for review. Interest and potential in medical science and in basic research are important criteria for selection by the MSTP Admissions Committee.
Note: Accepted MSTP trainees apply to the PhD programs in the Biological Sciences during their first two years of medical school.
MSTP interviews take place overnight Wednesday-Friday from January-March. MSTP applicants cannot apply for the MeSH program.
| AMCAS Filing | June 1 - October 15, 2008 |
| AMCAS Deadline | October 15 |
| Supplemental Application Deadline | December 1, 11:59 PM CST |
| Letters of recommendations | December 1 |
| MSTP Interview Dates | January – March, 2009 Interviews take place Wed-Friday |
| MD Interview Dates | September 9, 2008 - February 24, 2009 Interviews take place Mon., Tues. Thurs. |
| Acceptance Notification | January – end of cycle |
