GDTP Program
Program Overview
The Growth and Development Training Program (GDTP) is a unique opportunity available to Pritzker School of Medicine students who decide to pursue an advanced PhD degree after they have started medical school. The program began over 36 years ago and in 2003 received the first NICHD Mentor Award for Excellence in Research Training.
Federally funded by the National Institutes of Health, the program does require U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status.
Research Opportunities
All eighteen of the current PhD degree-granting divisions and committees in The Division of Biological Sciences, as well as some in other Divisions, are available to trainees. Students must meet the specific entrance and degree requirements of their chosen PhD degree program.
Funding/Support
Trainees in the program may receive up to five years of full tuition support and a living stipend. This usually encompasses three years of the PhD phase of training, and the remainder of their MD training (the two clinical years). Additional years of graduate training will be supported through research funds available from trainee advisors or other sources.
