Read Pukkila-Worley named director of UMass Chan MD/PhD program
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Welcome! Established in 1988, we are one of only 53 MD-PhD programs in the United States that receives Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) T32 grant funding from the NIH. Our recognition as an NIH-funded MSTP began in 2013, was renewed again in 2025, and serves as tangible marker of the excellence in clinical and research training on our medical campus.
World-renowned faculty on our campus who have trained MD-PhD students include two Nobel laureates (including the 2024 winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology), a Lasker Award and Breakthrough Prize winner, eight members of the National Academy of Sciences, five members of the National Academy of Medicine, seven Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators, eight American Academy of Microbiology fellows, fifteen members of the American Society of Clinical Investigation (including Dr. Pukkila-Worley, our Program Director), and one Royal Society member (UK). Most importantly, the collegial and openness of our faculty promotes synergy and fosters transdisciplinary research.
Learn more about our program from Read Pukkila-Worley, MD, Director, MSTP.
The UMass Chan MSTP offers exceptional training opportunities for those interested in pursuing a career as a physician-scientist. It combines the curriculum of the T.H. Chan School of Medicine and the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences to provide a structured foundation of diverse topics, with the flexibility necessary to meet the needs of the individual student.
