Dr. Bert Shapiro is a legend in the MSTP world. He received his bachelor’s degree from Swarthmore College, his Ph.D. from Harvard University, before becoming faculty at Harvard. He later went to the NIH where he spent the rest of his career, spending his final 17 years heading the MSTP which oversees the T32 awards that support dual-degree training at over 50 programs nationwide. Today, Dr. Shapiro shares his incredible perspective on the history of the MSTP and physician-scientist pathway, with an eye to the future of what medical-scientist training may hold.

Credits: Our deepest thanks to Dr. Shapiro for being so gracious with his time and wisdom and for all that he has done for the MSTP community throughout the years.

Link to the Shapiro Award: https://mdphdassociation.org/shapiro-award

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson

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