NYU Grossman rescinds program acceptances after losing federal grant - Washington Square News

For 60 years, the NYU Grossman School of Medicine invited students to join its Medical Scientist Training Program — a federally funded, dual-degree MD-Ph.D. program — and develop the specialized skillset of physician-scientists. However, the tradition came to a halt when administrators suddenly rescinded nine prospective students’ acceptances in January after losing the program’s federal grant amid an indefinite “pause” in admissions. As dozens of medical schools opened applications earlier this month, Grossman kept its MSTP application closed — pointing to a second year with no students matriculating into the program. In conversations with WSN, four MSTP students, who requested to remain anonymous due to fear of retaliation, discussed how they learned about the development on social media and how “vague” plans for MD-Ph.D. training have ignited concerns about the fate of the program. “The program is great, which is why I’m here,” one MSTP student said. “But even once, hopefully, they

For 60 years, the NYU Grossman School of Medicine invited students to join its Medical Scientist Training Program — a federally funded, dual-degree MD-Ph.D. program — and develop the specialized skillset of physician-scientists. However, the tradition came to a halt when administrators suddenly rescinded nine prospective students’ acceptances in January after losing the program’s federal grant amid an indefinite “pause” in admissions. As dozens of medical schools opened applications earlier this month, Grossman kept its MSTP application closed — pointing to a second year with no students matri