Are you a current doctoral student at MIT? Learn how advances in basic science and engineering can become therapies and tools for improving human health.
Learn how to apply below, or explore the program further.
Who should apply?
The Graduate Education in Medical Sciences (GEMS) program selects motivated graduate students from various disciplinary perspectives, including, for example, graduate students in computer science working in computational biology and graduate students in biology working on basic biological mechanisms. The common characteristic of successful GEMS applicants is a commitment to integrate medical knowledge into their specific discipline to accelerate the translation of basic science or engineering discovery into clinical use.
What should I know before I apply?
GEMS applicants must be currently enrolled in a doctoral program in a science or engineering department at MIT. HST students are not eligible. It is expected that most applicants will be in the first three years of their graduate studies, but more senior students with appropriate research interests will also be considered.
How can I strengthen my application?
Selection is based on: academic performance; quality of prior research and the candidate's ability to articulate salient aspects of this research; motivation to work at the interface of basic science/engineering and clinical medicine; personal and professional characteristics deemed well suited to patient interactions; likelihood that the GEMS experience will positively influence the candidate's graduate experience.
How to Apply
If you are considering joining the 2024 GEMS cohort, please check back here after October 16, 2023, for specific details and deadlines.
Components of the application include:
- One-page application form
- Statement of purpose
- Copy of your original MIT PhD Application (Contact your department graduate administrator for your MIT application. Request to have your application sent to tanderso [at] mit.edu (Traci Anderson))
- Two letters of recommendation
Application materials should be sent to:
Traci Anderson (tanderso [at] mit.edu)
or send by interoffice mail to:
GEMS Admissions
MIT, E25-518
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139