Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program

The Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program is an MD-PhD program based in New York City that was formed by combining earlier MD-PhD programs that had their inceptions in 1972. The current version of the program, which is operated by Weill Cornell Medical College (WMC), The Rockefeller University (RU) and Sloan Kettering Institute, was created in 1991. Located in the Upper East Side of New York City, the program is directed by Olaf Andersen of Weill Cornell. Students who successfully complete the program are awarded an MD from Weill Cornell Medical College and a PhD from Weill Cornell Medicine Graduate School of Medical Sciences, The Rockefeller University, or the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

Each year about 15 students are admitted to the program. These positions are funded by the National Institutes of Health Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) for the full length of training (usually 7–8 years). The students complete their medical studies at Weill Cornell and may choose a PhD thesis advisor and do their thesis research in any of the three participating institutions.

The Tri-I program boasts extensive medical and basic science resources. Notable achievements in the past year include the ranking of MSKCC as the nation's top cancer center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital ranked 8th by the U.S. News & World Report, and Rockefeller University as a top biomedical graduate school for cell and molecular biology, biochemistry and structural biology. The institution has been associated with 25 Nobel Prize winners in its 100+ year history.

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