MSMS
One Short Year. One Step Closer to Your MD.
Our Master’s in Medical Sciences
The Master of Science in Medical Sciences (MSMS) is PHSU St. Louis’s flagship post-bacc program. The classes in the one-year MSMS mirror the curriculum of the first year of LCME-accredited medical school, so students can prepare for what’s next after graduation.
With predictive student analytics integrated into our curriculum and course delivery, the MSMS gives students insights into how they will perform in medical school — including their predicted USMLE Step 1 Board score.
The MSMS is designed to improve students’ academic portfolios with a wealth of health sciences knowledge and identify pathways to their dream healthcare careers.
No MCAT or GRE required to apply!
Start Preparing for Medical School with the MSMS
First Year of Medical School Curriculum
There’s a reason graduates of the MSMS perform better on USMLE Step 1 than their peers in Ponce Health Sciences University’s MD program: They’ve already learned the material through the same curriculum as the first year of medical school in the MSMS.
Monthly Analytics Reports
The MSMS drives students to achieve their goals with monthly analytics reports that include a detailed breakdown of how students are performing in each USMLE System and Discipline across their classes. If you’re pursuing your MD, the MSMS analytics give you the confidence to know you’ll succeed when you apply to medical school.
Pathways to Healthcare Careers
With classes including anatomy, health disparities, and cell biology, our students are equipped to advance to other professional health pathways. In addition to 68 percent of students that advance to MD programs, MSMS graduates have moved on to pharmacy, dental, optometry, podiatry, and other professional health schools across the country.
*Data from an optional post-graduation survey sent to MSMS graduates from 2015-2019.
Introducing the Master’s in Medical Sciences Online
Our Master’s in Medical Sciences is now offered completely online. Students with a bachelor’s in life sciences now have the opportunity to advance their careers with a world-class healthcare education from anywhere in the world — not just in St. Louis.
Online students take the same first-year of medical school curriculum, but the courses are spread over five terms for a part-time course load.
Backed by state-of-the-art technology, our education is delivered through in-class discussions and real clinical situations. Our classroom experience focuses class time on areas where students need more attention to drive student interaction and comprehension.
Dynamic Classroom
Predictive analytics in the MSMS are the PHSU difference. By collecting thousands of student data points through responses on quizzes, homework, and exams, our model accurately predicts student performance on USMLE Step 1 Boards and aligns them with their best-fit careers.
Student Analytics
Student responses to in-class quizzes, homework, and exams are tracked to give detailed insight into their performance.
Live Data Collection
Online-based lectures means class time is spent in small group discussions to improve comprehension, communication, and critical thinking.
Discussion-Based Classrooms
Shortly after starting the MSMS, our student analytics model can predict USMLE Step 1 Board scores based on previously collected student data.
Predict USMLE Step 1 Performance
Detailed student performance analytics identify topical strengths to pinpoint what career or specialty is best for them.
Identify Student Pathways
Combining a dynamic classroom, machine-learning student analytics, and an accredited curriculum that mirrors the first year of medical school, our post-bacc program helps health sciences students take the next step toward their goals.
Why the MSMS?
The top 20% of MSMS graduates will receive MD interviews at Ponce Health Sciences University’s School of Medicine if they apply and meet minimum requirements.
Backed by state-of-the-art technology, our education is delivered through in-class discussions and real clinical situations. Our classroom experience focuses class time on areas where students need more attention to drive student interaction and comprehension.
Dynamic Classroom
Predictive analytics in the MSMS are the PHSU difference. By collecting thousands of student data points through responses on quizzes, homework, and exams, our model accurately predicts student performance on USMLE Step 1 Boards and aligns them with their best-fit careers.
Student Analytics
Live Data Collection
Discussion-Based Classrooms
Predict USMLE Step 1 Success
Identify Student Pathways
Combining a dynamic classroom, machine-learning student analytics, and an accredited curriculum that mirrors the first year of medical school, the MSMS helps health sciences take the next step toward their goals.
Why the MSMS?
The top 20% of MSMS graduates will receive MD interviews at PHSU’s School of Medicine if they apply and meet minimum requirements.
Admission Requirements
No MCAT, GRE, or other entrance exam is required to apply to the MSMS for 2021-2022.
However, applicants are required to:
- have a minimum 2.70 GPA and Science GPA on a 4.0 scale
- have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally-accredited college or university is required
- The degree must include the prerequisites in the chart.
Message from the MSMS Coordinator
Welcome to the Master of Science in Medical Sciences program, a powerful health sciences program that parallels the first year of medical school in curriculum and intensity. If you’re passionate about becoming a physician or working in healthcare, PHSU St. Louis is the place for you.
Every year, about 30,000 students are rejected from medical schools in America, but many of those students haven’t been given the tools to help them reach their goals. Often, these same students are from backgrounds that are historically-underrepresented in medical school.
We see the potential in every student to reach their goals in healthcare and go on to serve their communities with culturally-competent care.
Our one-of-a-kind student analytics and dynamic classroom play a major role, allowing us to monitor student performance and progress in real-time. By collecting student responses, we generate insights into how students will perform on USMLE Board exams and help align their future career in healthcare with topical strengths.
At PHSU St. Louis, in just one short year, we can help you get where you want to go in healthcare. We look forward to seeing you in our classrooms.
— Ferrahs Abdelbaset, DC
MSMS Coordinator
