Overview
Every year, the Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP) expects to receive approximately 200 applications for a limited number of available positions (usually between 8 and 10). The PSTP selection committee screens each completed application and invites well-qualified applicants to interview in Pittsburgh at the program's expense. The PSTP office communicates acceptance decisions shortly after candidates interview with the program.
All successful PSTP applicants demonstrate
- An outstanding record of academic and scholarly accomplishment
- A durable interest in basic and translational research
- A commitment to a career as an independent physician-scientist
- The interpersonal capabilities to become a valuable member of the PSTP’s collaborative and collegial culture
![Application Process, Requirements, and Timeline](/sites/default/files/styles/lan/public/landing-img/application.jpg?h=8221064a&itok=Nwba1EfU)
Review the application and interview requirements, and find out what supplemental materials you'll need when you apply to the PSTP.
![PSTP Interview](/sites/default/files/styles/lan/public/landing-img/interview.jpg?h=8221064a&itok=BDNCou2a)
Learn what you should expect during PSTP interview day, as well as when you'll receive your decision notification.
![Application Statistics](/sites/default/files/styles/lan/public/landing-img/stats.jpg?h=dc8202e3&itok=KxlVWh3v)
Review application statistics from the PSTP's first admissions cycle (2007) through the most recent (2022).
![Internal Applicants](/sites/default/files/styles/lan/public/landing-img/internal.jpg?h=44966fde&itok=jPVIohOp)
Already enrolled in the School of Medicine? You might be eligible to apply to the PSTP.
![International Applicants](/sites/default/files/styles/lan/public/landing-img/international.jpg?h=2ba245b6&itok=3ur7ya2g)
International students who meet the School of Medicine's terms and conditions for international student admission are encouraged to apply to the PSTP.
![Disability Accommodations](/sites/default/files/styles/lan/public/landing-img/disability.jpg?h=034ee775&itok=4mu04cGt)
Students with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
![Outreach Presentations](/sites/default/files/styles/lan/public/landing-img/outreach.jpg?h=0674a40c&itok=1W61eXuW)
Access the calendar of outreach presentations scheduled for the 2021-22 school year.
![FAQs](/sites/default/files/styles/lan/public/landing-img/faq.jpg?h=18ba694d&itok=SeOQ-4N2)
Find answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding admission to the PSTP.