Complete the AMCAS application. Be sure to mark the MD-PhD dual-degree check box on the AMCAS application website and complete the three essays, 1) your Personal Statement, 2) MD/PhD Essay and 3) Scientific Research Experience. Submit your transcripts, letters of recommendation, and MCAT scores to the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS). The AMCAS site opens in May for data entry. You can submit your application in early June and we strongly encourage early submission. Complete these steps as early as possible because it increases your chances to obtain an interview
For admission to the class entering in June 2025:
MSTP applicants must submit two confidential letters of reference from past research mentors. If you have only worked in one laboratory, then indicate “only worked in one laboratory” on the Secondary application where we ask you to identify the names of your past research mentor references. These letters must be submitted through the AMCAS Letter Writer system.
Following completion of your AMCAS application the Einstein Admissions Office will send you an email with instructions to complete the online Einstein MD/MSTP Secondary. Complete the Secondary application asap.
Diversity: The Einstein MSTP welcomes applications from individuals from racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in medicine and biomedical research. Currently, 28% of Einstein MSTP students are from racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in medicine and biomedical research. Information is available about the activities and resources of the Einstein Office of Diversity Enhancement. Individuals with disabilities are also encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals with disabilities but all accepted applicants must be able to meet the technical standards established by the Licensing Committee on Medical Education. Several current students have disabilities. Questions about accommodations should be addressed to the Office of Academic Support and Counseling.
Contacts for Questions: If you have any questions, please contact the MSTP office at (718) 430-2129 or e-mail Maria Cuesta, MSTP Admissions Program Coordinator, at maria.alamo@einsteinmed.edu.
If you have questions regarding the Einstein MD/MSTP Secondary Application or application to the medical school alone you may contact Ms. Noreen Kerrigan, Associate Dean for Admissions, at noreen.kerrigan@einsteinmed.edu.
Completed applications are reviewed by the MSTP Admissions Committee as they are received. A subset of applicants will be invited to interview. All interviews are virtual over a Thursday and Friday. On Thursday afternoon, a current student delivers a presentation about the Einstein MSTP and answers questions. Then applicants meet with the program director. Finally, they have “dinner” with a group of current students utilizing Zoom breakout rooms. All interviews take place on Friday. There are two formal interviews with members of the MSTP Admissions Committee and a series of informal meetings with faculty of the applicant’s choice. Applicants have a Zoom “lunch” with groups of current MSTP students.
The MSTP Admissions Committee meets periodically between November and January to discuss and rank the applicants who have been interviewed. Acceptances are offered on a rolling basis starting in December through mid-May. Those applicants who are accepted by mid-March are invited to attend an in-person revisit at Einstein at our expense. Applicants accepted after the Revisit are invited for individual visits at our expense. Waitlisted applicants are reconsidered as the admissions cycle progresses. We enroll approximately 15 first-year students each year.
If you have any questions, please contact the MSTP office at (718) 430-2129 or e-mail Maria Cuesta, MSTP Program Coordinator, at maria.alamo@einsteinmed.edu.
Equal Opportunity/Non-Discrimination: All College decisions with regard to faculty, staff and students are based on equitable and equally applied standards of excellence. Diversity enhancement procedures have been established, both as a legal obligation under applicable law and as a visible and formal expression of institutional policy. This policy is designed to insure that recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, and all other personnel actions take place and all programs involving students, both academic and non-academic, are administered without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran or disabled veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or citizenship status as those terms are used in the law. Reasonable accommodations will be made for applicants with disabilities but they must be able to meet the Technical Standards established by the Licensing Committee on Medical Education.