Kevin3Ford,
The main thing is to take some upper level class work which will give an indication of your expected performance in med school classes (roughly grad level). You can do this while obtaining a masters degree or you can simply become a post bac. Unless you really want a master degree I would advise the post bac route. Unless you do the masters you stated, most other programs are typically 2 years. So you won't finish it prior to acceptance to med school anyway unless it takes you an additional year. By taking the post bac route, you avoid having to do thesis papers. You can always apply for grad status later. This is the case at my school.
In a nutshell.....
Whatever you choose, just make sure your taking high level courses which would be beneficial to med school ie BioChem, Micro, etc...
DocGibby
[This message has been edited by DocGibby (edited October 19, 1999).]