Duke MSTP :: Medical Scientist Training Program :: Duke University School of Medicine

The Medical College Admission Test should be taken, if possible, no later than April of the year in which the application is submitted: American College Testing Programs and Services, Post Office Box 414, Iowa City, Iowa 52240. The test is given at various times throughout the year in numerous locations. Check the schedule on the MCAT web site. MCAT scores dated earlier than four years prior to the year of entry into medical school will not be considered.
Applicants to Duke MSTP apply simultaneously to MSTP and Duke University School of Medicine. The application to Duke MSTP is a subsection of the application to the School of Medicine. Applicants who are not admitted to MSTP remain eligible for admission to the School of Medicine.
The first segment of the application is submitted through The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS): Association of American Medical Colleges, Suite 201, 2450 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037-1131. http://www.aamc.org/audienceamcas.htm. Please submit this initial application at least six weeks prior to the November 1 Duke MSTP deadline. It can take four to six weeks for verification of the AMCAS application and transmission of that application to Duke. Be sure to leave ample time for this process. In order to meet the November 1 Duke MSTP deadline for the supplemental application, applicants are advised to complete the AMCAS no later than September 15.
The Duke portion of the application is completed online. After receiving AMCAS applications, Duke School of Medicine contacts applicants with invitations to access Duke's Supplemental Application and Personal Account System. http://admissions.duhs.duke.edu/pas/
In setting up the Personal Account, applicants to MSTP should be sure to check the MSTP box when asked to indicate the program to which they are applying.
Electronic submission of letters of recommendation is preferred—via your premed advisory office and VirtualEvals. Paper letters are accepted, but electronic submission is preferred.
Please note: Any paper letters of recommendation for MSTP applicants should be sent directly to the MST Program office:
    Duke Medical Scientist Training Program
    Box 102005 DUMC
    Durham, North Carolina 27710.
The Duke application should be completed and submitted as early as possible to facilitate review by both the MSTP and School of Medicine admissions committees.
The supplemental application to Duke School of Medicine and Duke MSTP is due no later than November 1. Please note that the MSTP deadline is earlier than the general School of Medicine deadline.
Interviews of selected candidates are held from early October through the end of January.
MSTP admissions decisions are announced the second week of February.
Applicants admitted to MSTP will be asked to complete an additional application for the Duke University Graduate School. The MCAT scores are accepted as substitutes for the Graduate Record Examination scores for MSTP students.

Eligibility. Because a portion of the program’s funding is provided by a National Institutes of Health training grant, program participants must be United States citizens or official permanent residents of the US. This policy is likely to change in the near future, but not in time for the 2010 admissions season. While the program hopes to admit internationals in the future, the policy change will not be in place for Fall 2010.

Admission requirements for Duke University School of Medicine
Please note: These are School of Medicine admission requirements rather than MSTP requirements. Questions about these specific course requirements should be directed to the School of Medicine admissions office: 919.684.2985, medadm@mc.duke.edu .
Admission requires at least 90 hours of approved college credit, including:
      one year of college English or a university writing course
      one year of inorganic chemistry/one year of inorganic chemistry lab
      one year of organic chemistry/one year of organic chemistry lab
      one year of physics/one year of physics lab
      one year of biology or zoology/one semester of biology lab
      one semester of calculus plus one semester of an additional college-level math, such as statistics
It is recommended that applicants take an introductory course in biochemistry during the senior year, if possible. All science requirements must be completed not more than seven years before entering medical school.

For further information about Duke MSTP
Please contact MSTP directly with questions/concerns related to your application to MSTP:
Duke Medical Scientist Training Program
Telephone 919.668-5528
Facsimile 919.684.8883
MSTP@duke.edu

MSTP Postal Address:
Box 102005 Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina 27710

MSTP Physical Address:
107 Seeley G. Mudd Building
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina 27710

For further information on general School of Medicine admissions procedures, consult the Duke University School of Medicine admissions web site, http://dukemed.duke.edu/, or contact the School of Medicine admissions office, 919.684.2985, medadm@mc.duke.edu .