Master of Science Degree in Medical Sciences (Non-thesis)
LSU Health Shreveport now offers a newly-developed non-thesis Master of Science degree program in Medical Sciences. This program supports the academic success of students wishing to attend post-baccalaureate medical professional schools - but who may need additional education to become well-prepared learners and successful applicants.
In our Medical Sciences MS program, you will take gross anatomy with a full cadaver lab, alongside our Allied Health students. Didactic courses in basic science and organ-system physiology will be taken with our graduate students, taught by the faculty who teach similar content to our medical students. You will also take an Experiential Medical Sciences course - a course specifically designed for the Medical Sciences MS program. In this context you will participate in small-group clinical correlation exercises, join in journal club discussions of recent high-impact biomedical research publications and attend professional development sessions. Additionally, you will shadow our clinical faculty and attend clinically-oriented seminars/grand rounds on the LSUHS campus. To help guide you, each student will have regular meetings with an assigned faculty mentor.
The Medical Sciences MS program offers a rigorous curriculum that will prepare you for your next step, be it medical, allied health, dental or other similar post-baccalaureate medical professional programs. We look forward to being part of your future success!
CONTACT US -
Stay in touch
Please email us with your questions or to schedule a phone chat.
Email: MedSciMS@lsuhs.edu
Program Features
- Non-thesis
- Completed in 12 months
- Taught by LSUHS Faculty
- Gross anatomy with full cadaver lab, basic science and organ-system based didactic courses
- Team-based, clinical correlation exercises that complement didactic material
- Shadowing of our clinical Faculty
- Individualized mentoring by assigned Faculty mentor
- Professional development guidance
IMPORTANT DATES
Application Opens: September 2022
Application Closes: April 15, 2023
Gross Anatomy
One of the distinctive aspects of our program is that it offers a full cadaveric dissection laboratory within the gross anatomy course. This experience will give you a powerful advantage in any post-baccalaureate medical professional program that you may ultimately attend.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- A minimum undergraduate science and cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. Provisional admission may be granted for lower GPAs
- Successful completion of prerequisites typically needed for application to medical professional schools e.g., advanced level biology, chemistry (general and organic or biochemistry), physics and math (algebra and trigonometry or calculus)
APPLY
The GradCAS 2023 application is now available. You can create your account by going to: https://gradcas2023.liaisoncas.com/applicant-ux/#/deeplink/programSearch/organization/3891038550811557716
- Application fee ($38)
- Official transcripts from each College/University attended
- Not required, but if taken, entrance examination scores (MCAT, DAT, PCAT, GRE)
- Three letters of recommendation
- Resume or curriculum vitae
- Personal statement
TUITION & FEES
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Summer 2023 |
Fall 2022 |
Spring 2023 |
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LA Resident |
$ 2,927.50 |
$ 5,046.50 |
$ 5,046.50 |
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Non LA Resident |
$ 7,927.50 |
$ 12,546.50 |
$ 12,546.50 |
Curriculum
Semester 1 - Summer: 10 credit hours
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MSMS 260 |
Comprehensive Human Structural Biology (Anatomy) |
5 credits |
letter grade |
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MSMS 261 |
Integrative Structural Biology (Histology) |
3 credits |
letter grade |
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MSMS 241 |
Philosophical and Ethical Issues in Science |
0.5 credit |
S/U |
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MSMS 290A |
Experiential Medical Sciences |
1 credit |
S/U |
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MSMS 250 |
Epidemiology and Medical Statistics |
0.5 credit |
letter grade |
Semester 2 - Fall: 9.5 hours
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MSMS 265 |
Human Neuroanatomy |
2 credits |
letter grade |
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MSMS 110 |
Basic Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology |
3 credits |
letter grade |
| MSMS 118 | Cell Biology and Signaling | 3 credits | letter grade |
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MSMS 240 |
Philosophical and Ethical Issues in Science |
0.5 credit |
S/U |
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MSMS 290B |
Experiential Medical Sciences |
1 credit |
S/U |
Semester 3 - Spring: 11 hours
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MSMS 267 |
Human Developmental Biology (Embryology) |
3 credit |
letter grade |
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MSMS 212 |
Cardiovascular System | 1.5 credit |
letter grade |
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MSMS 213 |
Renal System |
1 credit | letter grade |
| MSMS 214 | Respiratory System | 1 credit | letter grade |
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MSMS 216 |
Gastrointestinal System | 1 credit | letter grade |
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MSMS 217 |
Endocrine Systems |
1 credit |
letter grade |
| MSMS 218 | Nervous System | 1.5 credits | letter grade |
| MSMS 290C | Experiential Medical Sciences | 1 credit | S/U |
