Interviews
After a review of the written application, including letters of recommendation, approximately 70 applicants are offered interviews. Interviews are required for a full evaluation. The MSTP interview process is coordinated with interviews for the medical school during a two-day period. Applicants list on the MSTP application the specific investigators they would like to meet. Candidates meet with at least three members of the MSTP admissions committee, in addition to faculty members with shared scientific interests. During the first afternoon, the applicants meet with graduate program faculty and students working in areas of their scientific interest. At the end of the day, applicants have a more informal interview with an MSTP student who serves on the admissions committee. The student interviewer is matched to the applicant's research interests, whenever possible. A final wrap-up session with the MSTP director at the end of the interview day is followed by an informal dinner with the students.
Interviews are offered on a rolling basis and we cannot guarantee that interview spots will be available on a given date. The MSTP will interview candidates for the Class of 2022 on the following dates:
SEPTEMBER 2022
- September 12
- September 19
- September 30
OCTOBER 2022
- October 3
- October 14
- October 21
- October 24
NOVEMBER 2022
- November 4
- November 7
- November 18
- November 21
DECEMBER 2022
- December 5
- December 12
Second Look
Accepted students are invited back to Pittsburgh in the spring for an MSTP second look at our expenses. Additionally, they can choose to return during formal graduate program recruitment days or medical school second look days. The purpose is to meet with graduate program faculty mentors to define their initial laboratory rotation, thus beginning the process of defining their thesis lab.
Our second look is tentatively scheduled for March 31 - April 2, 2023. Please check back closer to the date for more updates.