MSTP Mentors & Research Areas
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![Dr. Mariano Garcia-Blanco, Program Director](https://med.virginia.edu/mstp/wp-content/uploads/sites/455/2024/06/Mariano.png)
Dr. Mariano Garcia-Blanco, Program Director
The Medical Scientist Training Program has developed resources and programs to aid in the selection of a mentor. Further, current students are required to complete three 4-week lab rotations before declaring a mentor and lab. The first rotation is completed in the summer before starting the first year of medical school; the other two rotations are completed during the summer between the first and second years of medical school.
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