Biomedical Science PhD decision: Johns Hopkins CMM (in SOM) or a Hopkins-NIH partnership?

[rmg20]

Hi everyone, 

I have about one day to decide between these two programs and would appreciate any input you have: 

Johns Hopkins CMDB (Cellular, Molecular, Developmental Biology and Biophysics) - NIH Graduate Partnership Program. https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/gpp/InstitutionalPartnerships 
- For this program I would move to Baltimore for a year and complete the academic portion of my PhD (take classes, TA, etc.) and then move back to NIH and join a lab there to complete my research project. I could potentially join any lab in any institute. Since NIH is not a degree granting institution, my degree would be from the Hopkins CMDB program which is in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. 

Johns Hopkins CMM (Cellular and Molecular Medicine).  https://cmm.jhmi.edu/
- This program is in the Hopkins School of Medicine. They emphasize bench-to-bedside research. You must have an MD on your thesis committee and they give students the opportunity to take more medical classes like human anatomy labs. About half of their students stay in academia and half go into industry. They also offer many networking and internship opportunities with biotech companies. 

My research interests are broad (immunology, neuroscience, and cancer to name a few..). The most important factor for me is that I'm able to do translational research. I have no idea what I want to do after but am learning towards industry.

Edited April 14, 2021 by rmg20