1. The mission of the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program is to educate and train physician-scientists, who are prepared to bridge the gap between laboratory research and clinical medicine and thereby contribute toward improving health and enhancing the quality of life by reducing disability and death from disease. The Training Program

2. Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program Medical School I Basic Science Curriculum, MD-PhD-specific Graduate Courses, Laboratory Rotations, Clinical Clerkships, Pathology Elective Graduate School Advanced Graduate Course Work, Thesis Research, Longitudinal Clinic and Clinical Electives 3.5 - 4.5 Yrs RU, SKI, or WCMC 1.5 Yrs WCMC 2 Yrs WCMC Medical School II Complete Clinical Clerkship Training, Research and Clinical Electives

3. Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program MEDICAL SCHOOL I (Guided by the RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE) Medical College Basic Science Courses Careers in Biomedicine Discussion Series 2 - 4 Research Rotations ( in different laboratories, in at least 2 different institutions) Frontiers in Biomedical Science I Critical Reading of Scientific Literature Frontiers in Biomedical Science II Introduction to Molecular Medicine Introduction to Clinical and Translational Research Tri-Institutional Research Lunches USMLE step 1, Clinical Clerkships, Pathology Elective

4. Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program MEDICAL SCHOOL I (for MD-PhD students) Different combinations of six- and eight-week clerkships and a Pathology elective

5. Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program GRADUATE SCHOOL (Guided by the CAREER COUNSELING COMMITTEE) Three graduate schools: GSK, RU and WCGS, Comparable graduate school requirements Modest course requirements (usually advanced courses only) Thesis lab Chosen by September of Year 3 Qualifying exam (Thesis proposal) by October of Year 4 Teaching opportunities (elective) Clinical activities (Longitudinal Clinic, Case Discussion Rounds) Thesis defense by December of Year 6 Tri-Institutional housing First four years at WCMC; RU, SKI and WCMC share responsibility for the rest Research supplement: $1,500/year Stipend supplement: $5,000/year (for students who apply for, and receive, their own fellowship)

6. Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program MEDICAL SCHOOL II (Guided by the CAREER COUNSELING COMMITTEE) Remaining Third Year Clinical Clerkships (Clinical Studies in Inpatient and Outpatient Settings) USMLE step 2 Residency Interviews Research and Clinical Electives

7. Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program Tertiary-Care Hospitals Community Hospitals City Hospitals In- & Out-Patient Settings Required Clerkships

8. Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program Course of Study (Seven-Year Plan) Course of Study (7 Year Plan) Graduation ☺