Jeffrey A. Whitsett Physician Scientist Training Fellowship
Fellowship Benefits

Fellowship Benefits

The Jeffrey A. Whitsett Fellowship has a number of unique and important benefits that include:

  1. Named prestigious fellowship.
  2. Whitsett fellows meet with Dr Whitsett on a regular basis to receive mentoring, and career advice/ counseling. Dr Whitsett will also write reference letters for fellows when they apply for grants / residency / faculty positions later.
  3. Whitsett fellows will be featured on the Whitsett fellowship website and have a profile page.
  4. Whitsett fellows will start medical school at a stipend of $30,000 (per year) and this will continue through M1 and M2. Once Whitsett fellows enter the MDB graduate program they will earn $29,000 per year until they pass their qualifier exam when their stipend will increase to $31,000 per year. When Whitsett fellows return to medical school for M3 and M4 their stipend will return to $30,000. If Whitsett fellows obtain their own extramural grant support, stipend levels may increase, subject to the approval of the MSTP and MDB program executive committee.
  5. Full tuition support for University of Cincinnati medical school and graduate school
  6. Student health insurance

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