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The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, also referred to as the McNair Scholars Program, is a United States Department of Education initiative with the goal of increasing "attainment of PhD degrees by students from underrepresented segments of society," including first-generation low-income individuals and members from racial and ethnic groups historically underrepresented ...
The NIH awarded $77,000,000 in individual grants and over $600,000,000 in institutional training grants in fiscal year 2005. [ 1 ] NRSA awards are mostly given to students working on a Ph.D. or an MD or other medical degree, or to individuals who have just earned one of these degrees and are beginning their careers.
The curriculum starts with fundamental coursework and expands into a full pre-medical curriculum. Students typically take the MCAT and begin medical school applications near the end of EMDP2 year one. Upon completing EMDP2 year one, students are awarded a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Pre-Medicine [9] from GMU. [7]
Post Baccalaureate programs are not considered traditional graduate education, but their standing is typically more advanced than a bachelor's degree. Some of these programs are offered under the umbrella of continuing education and could be a foundational program that leads to a graduate degree.
The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge were chosen as partners by the NIH due to the strength of their biomedical research programs and their students' shorter time to PhD completion (3–4 years). The OxCam program also seeks to promote a more individualized training experience by minimizing required coursework or rotations.
The NIH began awarding the MSTP designation in 1964. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Northwestern University, and New York University were the original three MSTP programs that were established. As of 2024, there were 58 NIH-funded MSTP programs in the US (56 MD-PhD, 4 DVM-PhD), supporting over 1000 students at all stages of the program ...
Through the HSC Scholars in Cancer Research Program, DO/PhD students are able to pursue in-depth, mentored biomedical research training in oncological studies. Scholars enrolled in this program are supported with a stipend (up to $28,000 per year) and travel support (up to $1,000 per year) for up to 3 years.
As of 2024, the fellowship provides an honorarium of $16,000 to be placed towards the cost of tuition and fees at the university the fellow attends; it also awards the student directly with an annual $37,000 stipend for three years, leading to an anticipated total award amount of $159,000. [1]