kgd-home-2-draft – MSTP – Medical Scientist Training Program

**Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all interviews for the 2021-2022 application cycle will be conducted virtually.**

Olujimi Ajijola, MD, PhD

MSTP Directors' Welcome

Welcome to the UCLA-Caltech MSTP website! We are now in our 37th year of consecutive NIH funding and therefore, we are proud to direct a program with a history of training outstanding physician scientists. We believe that the clinical and research enterprises at our institution are ideal for combined MD-PhD training. Since its opening in 1955…

Application Process

UCLA-Caltech MSTP applicants must submit an initial application through the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) by the October 15 deadline. On the AMCAS application, students should indicate that they wish to apply to the UCLA Medical Scientist Training Program at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. After the initial application…

Application FAQs

We have compiled an assorted list of frequently asked questions to help you navigate through the application and interview processes.

Interview Process

Approximately 75 applicants are selected to interview for admission to the UCLA-Caltech MSTP. All applicants to the MSTP are also separately evaluated by the DGSOM. Those who are not selected for the MSTP…

UCLA-Caltech MSTP is dedicated to educating and training exceptionally qualified individuals for careers in the biomedical and sociomedical sciences. To fulfill this mission, we recruit exceptionally bright and accomplished students who exhibit a passion for scientific knowledge and a life-long commitment to research and leadership.

Recent News

[ess_grid settings=”{‘columns’:’5′,’entry-skin’:’1′,’grid-animation’:’fade’,’grid-layout’:’even’,’layout-sizing’:’boxed’,’max-entries’:’10’,’relatedbased’:’both’,’rows’:’3′,’rows-unlimited’:’off’,’spacings’:’10’,’use-spinner’:’-1′}” layers=”{}” special=”related”]

All news