Research and discovery motivate and intrigue you. MCW-MSTP will work with you to define your research options, which allows you to thrive while training.

MCW is a major national research center, the largest research institution in Southeast Wisconsin and second largest in Wisconsin.

MCW-MSTP is committed to facilitating the excellence of your training and will guide and support you as you develop the skills of an independent investigator within our scientific community!

• Select your PhD advisor from research laboratories in the basic science departments or research centers
• Trainees typically complete their PhD degree in 3-4 years
• MSTP specific workshops
• Attend National MD/PhD Student Conference

In addition to training in basic science departments, many PhD mentors have appointments in numerous centers on campus:

• Cancer Center
• Cardiovascular Center
• Center for Infectious Disease Research
• Center for Imaging Research
• Center for Microbiome Research
• Children's Research Institute
• Clinical & Translational Science Institute
• Eye Institute
• Linda T. and John A. Mellowes Center for Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine
• Max McGee National Research Center for Juvenile Diabetes
• Midwest Children's Cancer Center (MACC Fund)
• Neuroscience Research Center
• Redox & Bioenergetics Shared Resource