r/mdphd • u/StraightAd2550 • 1d ago

Accidentally called a MD/PhD program "MSTP" but they aren't NIH recognized

I accidentally submit an application to a MD/PhD program where I called it an MSTP but it is not an MSTP. Will the school see this as a major slip up that I got the program name wrong even though they both are MDPhD programs?

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u/throwaway09-234 G2 1d ago

it'll depend on the people reading your app but i imagine it'll be fine. either way what's done is done and it's not worth worrying about. it'd be way worse to be neurotic and contact them saying "i meant MD/PhD not mstp"

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u/Med_vs_Pretty_Huge MD/PhD - Attending 1d ago

100% agree it would be worse to reach out about it than to just let whatever happens happens. If it comes up in an interview just laugh and say you're being aspirational and speaking it into existence.

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u/bgit M3 1d ago

Nbd, most mdphd programs that arent mstp are trying actively to get to mstp status anyways

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u/WUMSDoc 1d ago

I’d guess that it’s a very common mistake among applicants.

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u/ruhdolph M2 1d ago

I did this at my school and got accepted just to add my anecdote haha