The Patient-Oriented Research Training and Leadership (PORTAL) program is a highly mentored dual degree program that you may be eligible for if you are experienced in the clinical research environment and want to create a foundation for a career in translational research. PORTAL offers you the unique opportunity to earn a dual MD/MSCR degree.
The program is designed to encourage the career development of medical students who seek to become leaders as physician-scientists in translational clinical research. Through our multidisciplinary approach, as a student in the PORTAL program you obtain rigorous didactic and practical training in the field of clinical investigation from the very beginning.
Program Objectives
The PORTAL program guides you in designing and conducting original research studies, leading to new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of disease. This comprehensive dual degree program prepares you for a future as lifelong learner and for a career in academia, research institutes, industry, or regulatory agencies.
Admissions Requirements
Applications to PORTAL will be accepted from our first-year students. Successful applicants will begin the program during their second year at ISMMS. Applicants are expected to have substantial clinical or translational research experience. We base all decisions on merit and without discrimination because of race, sex, color, creed, age, national origin, handicap, veteran status, marital status, or sexual orientation.
PORTAL Leadership & Staff
PORTAL leadership and staff include those who work across all of our clinical research programs, as well as those dedicated to PORTAL specifically. Our program provides you with diverse and extraordinary expertise in clinical research.