Gateways to Lab Summer Program
The Gateways to Laboratory Program sponsored by the Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program in New York City is a ten week program allowing freshman and sophomore (class of 2010 or 2011) underrepresented minority and/or disadvantaged students to experience life as a MD-PhD student. The federal NIH definition (which we adhere to) of underrepresented minority (in the sciences) and/or disadvantaged is available online.
The Gateways students experience an exciting summer as they conduct independent research projects in a lab at one of our three institutions, while participating in a number of clinical activities including scrubbing into surgeries. This is a wonderful opportunity to experience, first hand, life as a physician-scientist.
At the end of the summer, the Gateways students give oral, written and poster presentations of their research. Last year, we were able to raise funds to pay for travel and lodging expenses so that each Gateways student could have at least one family member come, as our guest, to New York City in order to attend the final presentations.
The Gateways to the Laboratory Program awards a stipend of $4300 and reimburses the students for their travel expenses. On campus housing is available.
The on-line application is available.
The application deadline is February 1, 2008 (as is the deadline for most summer programs). Early completed applications are strongly encouraged.
The Gateways to the Laboratory Program is open to underrepresented minority students AND/OR disadvantaged students. We use the federal NIH definition of underrepresented minority and/or disadvantaged:
