Post-baccalaureate Medical Science Program

Overview

The Post-baccalaureate Medical Science Program (PMSP) at LMU is a highly selective program offering a rigorous twelve-month curriculum designed to prepare students for matriculation into medical school.  The PMSP is designed to enhance the student’s academic background in science, test-taking skills and competitiveness for medical school. 

Our rigorous curriculum of upper-level biology courses helps prepare you for the MCAT, demonstrates to medical school admission committees that you are academically qualified for medical school, and provides you with the science background necessary to excel in medical school.  You will be part of a cohort of students preparing for medical school, with study groups and open-door access to our professors a mainstay of the program.

The Fundamentals of Clinical Medical Bioscience course provides you with an introduction to clinical anatomy, medical physiology and clinical biochemistry.  This course is taught by faculty from the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine and provides you with an opportunity to get to know the medical school faculty and form professional relationships with them.  This course also contains a practical skills component which fulfills the requirements for American Heart Association certification in BLS for Health Care Providers.

The MCAT exam is very often an important factor in the evaluation of a candidate by medical school admission committees.  Our curriculum is designed to help you master the material covered in the MCAT.  In addition, we have contracted with Kaplan to come to the LMU campus and provide an intensive MCAT review course for our students.  The course will be taught by a Kaplan certified instructor.  The cost of the course is included in your tuition; there is no extra cost to you.

Of course, a medical school admissions committee considers much more than a student’s academic qualifications.  Admission committees also consider a student’s empathy, compassion and commitment to medicine.  Important aspects of the PMSP program are the community service component and the opportunity to shadow a physician at the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine or in the local community.  We are dedicated to helping you make your application to medical school as strong as possible in every area.

Our program doesn’t end with the granting of a certificate.  We will help you prepare your application for medical school and conduct mock interviews to ready you for the medical school interview process.  We will be with you every step of the way.  Our mission is to help you in every way possible to achieve your goal of entering medical school and becoming a physician.