The Indiana Medical Scientist/Engineer Training Program’s Undergraduate Summer Research Program (aka the Indiana MSTP-USRP or pre-MSTP), IU School of Medicine’s summer research program for future physician scientists/engineers, is designed for high-performing undergraduate students who are committed to pursuing an integrated clinical and research career and plan to pursue combined-degree training in an MD/PhD Program.

During this 10-week program, students will conduct independent research under the mentorship of an IU School of Medicine faculty member. Areas of research excellence include biomedical engineering, cancer and hematologic disease, cardiovascular and kidney disease, diabetes and metabolic diseases, global health issues (biomedical research), microbiology, immunology and infectious diseases, musculoskeletal disease, neuroscience and addiction, and social and behavioral sciences. In addition to research, students will have the opportunity to shadow a clinical mentor in hospital clinical rounds and/or outpatient clinics, meet with practicing physician-scientists at Indiana University, and network with current Indiana MSTP students.