What is the average time to completion of the MSTP at UAB?
The majority of UAB MSTP students average 7-8 years before graduation, and students usually complete and defend their PhD thesis before beginning their clinical rotations in the last 1 2 years. A unique component of the UAB MSTP training is the combination of medical school classes and graduate degree classes during the first two years of training. This allows most of the formal class requirements to be completed prior to entering the laboratory years. Students are required to pass part I of the National Board Medical Licensing Examination before commencing full-time laboratory research.
