Traditional Track (2-Year Program)
The MSMS 2-Year Traditional Track is designed for applicants who are looking to enhance their undergraduate record, improve their MCAT performance and strengthen their academic skills to ensure a more competitive medical school application. Students selected for this track will take a biomedical science and public health intensive curriculum, as well as engage in a required Emergency Medical Technician training through Grady Hospital, providing a solid foundation in clinical skills before entering medical school.
- GPA/MCAT Requirements (preferred)
- GPA: 3.2 on a 4.0 scale
- BCPM: 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
- If you need help calculating your BCPM, please use this link.
- MCAT score: 492
- MCAT scores should not be older than 3 years.
2-Year Traditional Track Curriculum
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| MSMS Year 1 | |
| Medical Histology I: Cells and Tissues (3 credit hours) | Medical Histology II: Organs and Systems (3 credit hours) |
| Basic Biochemistry (3 credit hours) | Medical Physiology (3 credit hours) |
| Fundamentals of Biostatistics (3 credit hours) | Critical Thinking and Problem Solving II (4 credit hours) |
| Introduction to Public Health (3 credit hours) | Community Health Assessment and Improvement (3 credit hours) |
| Survey of Medical Terminology (1 credit hour) | Introduction to Health Professions (2 credit hours) |
| Bridges to Health Equity - Elective (3 credit hours) | |
| TOTAL: 13 CREDIT HOURS | TOTAL: 15 CREDIT HOURS |
| MSMS Year 2 | |
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Introduction to Neurobiology (3 credit hours) | Introduction to Medical Pharmacology (3 credit hours) |
| Introduction to Neurobiology Lab (2 credit hours) | Medical Genetics (2 credit hours) |
| Introduction to Medical Microbiology and Immunology (3 credit hours) | Culminating Project II: Final Paper (2 credit hours) |
| Biology of Health and Disease (3 credit hours) | EMT Training (8 credit hours) |
| Culminating Project I: Data Skills and Proposal Development (3 credit hours) | |
| TOTAL: 14 CREDIT HOURS | TOTAL: 15 CREDIT HOURS |
| TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS: 57 CREDIT HOURS | |
Orientation Dates
- August 7-9, 2024
Start of Classes
- August 12, 2024