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the only official program that grants a masters degree that i know of are

tulane
bu

most others are certificates, i think
 
Georgetown grants a Masters degree too
 
I think NYMC has a 2 years program that accepts a higher number of students into their med school?
 
Stanford has a one-year MS in Biological Sciences (not an SMP)

Colorado State has a one-year MS in Biomedical Sciences

In addition to the SMP, G-town also has a one-year MS in Tumor Biology.

Barry U has a one year MS in Biomedical Sciences.

Florida Atlantic U has a MS in Biomedical Sciences that can be completed in one year.

USF also has a program in the works. It's currently in its first year. It is a one year program, but I don't believe you take actual courses. My understanding is that the courses are patterned after USF's med school.

Northwestern has a one-year MS in Physiology and Neurobiology.

Loyola (Chicago) has a one-year MA in Medical Sciences.

Rosalind Franklin has a one-year MS in Applied Physiology.

Indiana U (Indianapolis) has a one-year pre-professional MS in Biology.

Ball State U has one-year MA programs in biology and physiology (there are actually many state schools that allow completion of an MA in Biology in one year)

Tulane has one-year MS programs in Pharmacology, Genetics, and Cell/Molecular Bio, but I don't know what's going to happen with those programs for next year.

Johns Hopkins has one-year Master of Health Science programs in various tracks.

Boston U has a one-year MA in Medical Sciences program.

KCUMB has a one-year MS in Biomedical Sciences

Dartmouth has an MS in Clinical Evaluative Sciences (this isn't really a hard science program)

UMDNJ (Newark and Stratford) have MS/MBS programs. The MBS programs can be completed in one year.

Columbia has a one-year MS in Nutrition.

Case Western has an MS in Applied Anatomy that can be completed in one year.

EVMS has a one-year MS in Biomedical Sciences.

I'm sure there are a lot more, but the SMPs with medical courses (G-town, BU, Rosalind Franklin, EVMS, etc.) are probably the best way of proving you can handle med school. Keep in mind, however, that these grades are not factored into your undergrad GPA.

There are also a lot of one-year certificate programs (e.g., Drexel IMS, VCU certificates). Some of them give you the option of taking medical courses and some give you the opportunity to stay a 2nd year for a master's.
 
Phil Anthropist said:
Stanford has a one-year MS in Biological Sciences (not an SMP)

Colorado State has a one-year MS in Biomedical Sciences

In addition to the SMP, G-town also has a one-year MS in Tumor Biology.

Barry U has a one year MS in Biomedical Sciences.

Florida Atlantic U has a MS in Biomedical Sciences that can be completed in one year.

USF also has a program in the works. It's currently in its first year. It is a one year program, but I don't believe you take actual courses. My understanding is that the courses are patterned after USF's med school.

Northwestern has a one-year MS in Physiology and Neurobiology.

Loyola (Chicago) has a one-year MA in Medical Sciences.

Rosalind Franklin has a one-year MS in Applied Physiology.

Indiana U (Indianapolis) has a one-year pre-professional MS in Biology.

Ball State U has one-year MA programs in biology and physiology (there are actually many state schools that allow completion of an MA in Biology in one year)

Tulane has one-year MS programs in Pharmacology, Genetics, and Cell/Molecular Bio, but I don't know what's going to happen with those programs for next year.

Johns Hopkins has one-year Master of Health Science programs in various tracks.

Boston U has a one-year MA in Medical Sciences program.

KCUMB has a one-year MS in Biomedical Sciences

Dartmouth has an MS in Clinical Evaluative Sciences (this isn't really a hard science program)

UMDNJ (Newark and Stratford) have MS/MBS programs. The MBS programs can be completed in one year.

Columbia has a one-year MS in Nutrition.

Case Western has an MS in Applied Anatomy that can be completed in one year.

EVMS has a one-year MS in Biomedical Sciences.

I'm sure there are a lot more, but the SMPs with medical courses (G-town, BU, Rosalind Franklin, EVMS, etc.) are probably the best way of proving you can handle med school. Keep in mind, however, that these grades are not factored into your undergrad GPA.

There are also a lot of one-year certificate programs (e.g., Drexel IMS, VCU certificates). Some of them give you the option of taking medical courses and some give you the opportunity to stay a 2nd year for a master's.
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What exactly is the UMDNJ BMS program? Is it an SMP style program? Is the Northwestern physio and neuro programs smp style programs also?
 
NRAI2001 said:
What exactly is the UMDNJ BMS program? Is it an SMP style program?
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The UMDNJ programs are the same ones in your NJ SMP thread. 😛
Is the Northwestern physio and neuro programs smp style programs also?
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The program is physiology and neurobiology (combined, not separate). It's not an SMP. It's actually supposed to be a rigorous research-based program.
 
Hey Phil,

That was one of the most comprehensive and thorough replies I have seen around here. Awesome work! Would you happen to have any idea how competitive some of those brand-name schools are to get into, like the Dartmouth and Stanford masters?
 
NRAI2001 said:
What exactly is the UMDNJ BMS program? Is it an SMP style program? Is the Northwestern physio and neuro programs smp style programs also?
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Hi,
Does anyone know anything about Midwestern's 2year master's program in biomed science? I have the basic info from their site but would like to know if anyone has actually participated in it or is thinking about it..
 
Thanks Phil. I know that some post-bac have linkages to med schools so that you can skip the glide year. Do you know of any master program that does that? Thanks. 👍
 
How difficult is it to get into the Stanford has a one-year MS in Biological Sciences program?

Do they require the gre or can the mcat suffice?
 
miraclegirll said:
Hi,
Does anyone know anything about Midwestern's 2year master's program in biomed science? I have the basic info from their site but would like to know if anyone has actually participated in it or is thinking about it..
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Don't quote me on this, but I believe there is a student in the dental forum (he's the OP of a thread about sub-3.0 applicants or something; Yah-E? I'm too lazy to check 😛 ) who did the Midwestern program. He did the one in Glendale, AZ. I believe the programs in Glendale, AZ, and Downers Grove, IL, are basically the same thing.
confuse said:
Thanks Phil. I know that some post-bac have linkages to med schools so that you can skip the glide year. Do you know of any master program that does that? Thanks. 👍
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Rosalind Franklin's MS in Applied Physiology and EVMS' MS in Biomedical Sciences probably have the strongest linkages w/o glide year.

Georgetown accepts a good number of students in their program during the year they're in the program. I'm under the impression BU usually accepts more of its students for the following year, not during, but I could be wrong.

U Penn has a non-masters enhancement program called the Special Science program. Some of the students are given conditional acceptances into UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson. However, my understanding is that you don't know if you have a conditional acceptance until you're already in the program.

Students in the Drexel IMS certificate program also have a shot at Drexel med for the following year, but I don't believe the linkage is as strong.

If you're interested in osteopathic schools, PCOM's certificate is supposed to be a strong feeder. UMDNJ-Stratford's program might be effective to get into UMDNJ-SOM too, but it's so new it's hard to say. Duquesne University has an enhancement program with some sort of linkage agreement with LECOM (PA).

There are a few programs that guarantee acceptance, but these are usually intended for disadvantaged or minority applicants (e.g., Drexel DPMS and Creighton's postbac program).
NRAI2001 said:
How difficult is it to get into the Stanford has a one-year MS in Biological Sciences program?

Do they require the gre or can the mcat suffice?
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Not sure about admissions difficulty, but GRE only I think for your 2nd question.
 
Does anyone have a link to the EVMS program? I tried searching for it but couldnt really find a link. Thanks.
 
NRAI2001 said:
Does anyone have a link to the EVMS program? I tried searching for it but couldnt really find a link. Thanks.
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http://www.evms.edu/hlthprof/ms-bio-medical/index.html

you can search in the forms by clicking search these forms...
Then you can just put something like EVMS website
and it will bring different posts where the website is located...
👍
 
Hass1786 said:
http://www.evms.edu/hlthprof/ms-bio-medical/index.html

you can search in the forms by clicking search these forms...
Then you can just put something like EVMS website
and it will bring different posts where the website is located...
👍
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Cool, thanks. 👍

So this program has a strong linkage with the med school? Do you take med classes with med students? Does a certain percentage of the class enter the med school the next year? The website doesn't answer these questions.
 
I have a question what can u do with a biomedical science MS if you do not get accepted into medical school?
 
NRAI2001 said:
Cool, thanks. 👍

So this program has a strong linkage with the med school? Do you take med classes with med students? Does a certain percentage of the class enter the med school the next year? The website doesn't answer these questions.
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listen just do a search...just type the program that you are interrested in and click enter then it will show you different forms where the same people asked those questions.
 
Thanks Phil. You're awesome. Once I have some decisions to make, I'll seek for your advices. 👍
 
Phil, can we sticky these with links??

Phil Anthropist said:
Stanford has a one-year MS in Biological Sciences (not an SMP)

Colorado State has a one-year MS in Biomedical Sciences

In addition to the SMP, G-town also has a one-year MS in Tumor Biology.

Barry U has a one year MS in Biomedical Sciences.

Florida Atlantic U has a MS in Biomedical Sciences that can be completed in one year.

USF also has a program in the works. It's currently in its first year. It is a one year program, but I don't believe you take actual courses. My understanding is that the courses are patterned after USF's med school.

Northwestern has a one-year MS in Physiology and Neurobiology.

Loyola (Chicago) has a one-year MA in Medical Sciences.

Rosalind Franklin has a one-year MS in Applied Physiology.

Indiana U (Indianapolis) has a one-year pre-professional MS in Biology.

Ball State U has one-year MA programs in biology and physiology (there are actually many state schools that allow completion of an MA in Biology in one year)

Tulane has one-year MS programs in Pharmacology, Genetics, and Cell/Molecular Bio, but I don't know what's going to happen with those programs for next year.

Johns Hopkins has one-year Master of Health Science programs in various tracks.

Boston U has a one-year MA in Medical Sciences program.

KCUMB has a one-year MS in Biomedical Sciences

Dartmouth has an MS in Clinical Evaluative Sciences (this isn't really a hard science program)

UMDNJ (Newark and Stratford) have MS/MBS programs. The MBS programs can be completed in one year.

Columbia has a one-year MS in Nutrition.

Case Western has an MS in Applied Anatomy that can be completed in one year.

EVMS has a one-year MS in Biomedical Sciences.

I'm sure there are a lot more, but the SMPs with medical courses (G-town, BU, Rosalind Franklin, EVMS, etc.) are probably the best way of proving you can handle med school. Keep in mind, however, that these grades are not factored into your undergrad GPA.

There are also a lot of one-year certificate programs (e.g., Drexel IMS, VCU certificates). Some of them give you the option of taking medical courses and some give you the opportunity to stay a 2nd year for a master's.
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Phil,

Are the Colorado state, BU, and Barry U MS's in Biomedical sciences SMP like programs? Do you take medical school courses? Do they accept a percentage of the MS students into their med class the next year?

U Penn has a non-masters enhancement program called the Special Science program. Some of the students are given conditional acceptances into UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson. However, my understanding is that you don't know if you have a conditional acceptance until you're already in the program.
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On what basis are the students given the conditional acceptance?
 
CoffeeCat said:
Phil, can we sticky these with links??
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I've been trying to put together a list with links and some basic info of some enhancement (mostly graduate-level) programs. I'll try to get around to that.
NRAI2001 said:
Phil,

Are the Colorado state, BU, and Barry U MS's in Biomedical sciences SMP like programs? Do you take medical school courses? Do they accept a percentage of the MS students into their med class the next year?



On what basis are the students given the conditional acceptance?
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Colorado State doesn't have a med school, but some of the students in the program are accepted to the medical school at the University of Colorado.

Boston University allows you to take medical courses. BU takes a good number of the students in their MA in Medical Sciences program into their med school, but my understanding is that the students in the program have better luck after they've completed a year and then apply to BU. The GMS graduates could give you a better answer.

Barry doesn't have a med school, but in the past there were some teachers from Nova Southeastern, the neighbor osteopathic med school, that taught at Barry. Nova seems to accept a good number of students from Barry's program. However, Nova also has a program of its own, so if you're really interested in Nova it would probably make more sense to do their program. Barry's program is 1-2 years. Nova's is 2 years if I remember correctly.

I don't know the specifics on the conditional linkage between UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson and UPenn.
 
Phil Anthropist said:
I've been trying to put together a list with links and some basic info of some enhancement (mostly graduate-level) programs. I'll try to get around to that.

Colorado State doesn't have a med school, but some of the students in the program are accepted to the medical school at the University of Colorado.

Boston University allows you to take medical courses. BU takes a good number of the students in their MA in Medical Sciences program into their med school, but my understanding is that the students in the program have better luck after they've completed a year and then apply to BU. The GMS graduates could give you a better answer.

Barry doesn't have a med school, but in the past there were some teachers from Nova Southeastern, the neighbor osteopathic med school, that taught at Barry. Nova seems to accept a good number of students from Barry's program. However, Nova also has a program of its own, so if you're really interested in Nova it would probably make more sense to do their program. Barry's program is 1-2 years. Nova's is 2 years if I remember correctly.

I don't know the specifics on the conditional linkage between UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson and UPenn.
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Cool, thanks 👍
 
so how does one decide to pick smp or one of those other master programs. i was reading northwestern and it seems its geared towards people wanting to enter the medical field also. how does medical school look upon all these master programs? does it help you significantly over poor undergraduate performances?
 
Loyola (Chicago) one-year MA in Medical Sciences, can you take medical classes in this program? Does it have a linkage with the med school? Does anyone have a link? Thanks 👍
 
NRAI2001 said:
How difficult is it to get into the Stanford has a one-year MS in Biological Sciences program?

Do they require the gre or can the mcat suffice?
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FYI, here is the email response I received from their admissions person:
"Hi Mindy,

Thank you for your interest in Stanford University.

1- Here is some statistics from 2005:

Average GRE scores: Analytical: 724/84%, Analytical Writing:
5.3/77%,Quantitative: 757/82% and Verbal: 641/87%

Average GPA: 3.54"

Has anyone here done this program?
 
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