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Interdepartmental Medical Science (IMS) Certificate
Program
The I.M.S. program is an interdisciplinary curriculum that integrates
basic science courses and presents them through clinical system based
modules. Applicants to the I.M.S. program include students who are late
in their decision to apply to medical school, students interested in improving
their academic record before applying or re-applying to medical schools,
or students who would like a year in a medical school setting before deciding
whether medicine is the career for them. The program has been designed
for college graduates who wish to enhance their academic credentials required
for entry into U.S. medical school programs. However, the I.M.S. program
can also assist students interested in applying to dental, optometry,
podiatry, or chiropractic schools.
Interdepartmental Medical Science Curriculum
Considered as a special master’s program, students in the I.M.S. program
are afforded the opportunity to take actual first-year medical school
courses. Applicants to the I.M.S. program must have already fulfilled
undergraduate premedical requirements and demonstrated mastery of the
material at a minimum grade of “C.” These prerequisites include a year
of biology, chemistry, physics and organic chemistry including respective
laboratory sections. Students who feel that they have overcome their previous
academic performance and can prove to medical schools that they can perform
at a higher level are appropriate applicants to this program.
For more information, visit Drexel's College
of Medicine Interdepartmental
Medical Science Program web page.
Master of Medical Science (M.M.S.) Option
Those who have at least a B average and wish to receive a graduate degree
may continue for another year of training to complete the requirements
for the Master of Medical Science (M.M.S.) degree that the program offers.
The M.M.S. degree can be completed in one additional year and requires
research (non-thesis).
The Master in Medical Science Program is the second year of the I.M.S.
program. Students cannot directly apply to the M.M.S. program. After successful
completion of the I.M.S. year (minimum 3.0 GPA in I.M.S.) students are
guaranteed admission into the M.M.S. program. During the M.M.S. year students
take one second-year medical school course and conduct either bench-top
or clinical research with a Primary Investigator. After successful completion
of the program, the student is awarded a non-thesis Master of Medical
Science degree. After successfully completing the program, a Certificate
of Program Completion is awarded. Students wishing to pursue a master's
degree in medical science may do so by completing an additional year of
study. Students also have the option of transferring to other graduate
programs after completing one year of study.
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