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MUSC PREP provides a one-year intensive research and professional development program for individuals with a keen interest in pursuing a Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. in the biomedical sciences. Participants will engage in full-time activities to ready themselves for graduate school and a career in scientific research. Individuals accepted into the program will be full-time employees of the Medical University of South Carolina and receive salary support for 12 months. Accepted students also receive tuition, health and travel benefits.
Elements of the program include a year-long hypothesis-driven laboratory research project with experienced, dedicated mentors; individualized professional development plans and personalized coaching sessions; workshops and numerous presentation opportunities to improve scientific communication skills; travel to national scientific conferences; and graduate-level coursework leading to an official transcript.
The PREP program at MUSC began in 2015 and has supported 37 total PREP scholars with a 77% success rate in matriculating into PhD programs the year after participating in the PREP program. 97% of these students have successfully remained in their PhD programs.