The majority of funds are provided by the Dean of the College of Medicine. This year, the program has applied for an NIH grant that, if approved, could provide the funding for the few students that are not fully funded at this time, and also allow for continued growth and expansion of the program. This is comparable to most of the other graduate student incomes on campus, and increases in the stipend are considered each year based on cost of living and changes in local costs and rent in the area. Non funded students are funded during the graduate school years, just as any grad student in the department. In addition to your annual support, money is also available for conferences, and annual meetings.
Money is also available for students who are applying to residency programs.
The overall mission of the UCI MSTP is to train individuals who can understand and contribute to advances in research and can also apply those advances to the field of medical care. The program has been set up to support students throughout the relatively long, seven year, commitment of time required to earn both the M.D. and the Ph.D. degrees. The program organization reflects an attitude of flexibility both in academic content and the path the student takes in gaining the knowledge requisite for the two degrees. Students in the MSTP can pursue their Ph.D. studies in any graduate program at the university. Students also may carry out their research in one of the collaborative facilities on campus that combine both basic and clinical research, such as the Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, the Research Imaging Center, and the Cancer Center.