The VHS Biomedical Sciences - Medical Program is a one-year, pre-professional (post-baccalaureate) master’s degree program designed for students who wish to matriculate into medical school.
The curriculum, which mainly consists of medical school courses taken with first year medical students, also has a medical preparation course aimed at improving students’ interview skills and knowledge about other players in the healthcare field with whom they would interact as a physician.
The program provides an opportunity for highly motivated students to improve their academic credentials by demonstrating their academic abilities in a rigorous medical school environment. For this reason, it is particularly suitable to help students make themselves more competitive applicants to allopathic and osteopathic medical programs.
Get a full program overview, and learn more about admissions and the course curriculum in the .
Hear from a Graduate
“In five years, I hope to see myself graduating from the Med Master's program and then going on to residency. I just love my time here, and everybody has been very helpful in helping me pursue my dreams.”
Stafford Brown, Medical Master's ’18 | MD Class of ’22
Why Our Program?
There are many different types of post-baccalaureate programs across the country that can help prepare students to matriculate into medical school. Our program is an academic record-enhancing program designed for students who need to show medical schools that they can handle the rigor of medical school despite their undergraduate GPA. The program is also appropriate for career changers and non-science majors who have already taken the MD prerequisite courses.
Since 1995, the Biomedical Sciences - Medical program has helped 65% to 94% of our students successfully place themselves in the entering classes of allopathic and osteopathic medical schools across the nation. Please note: the percentages below are running totals, not first-year numbers. For example, the Class of 2020 percentage includes those who were accepted directly after the program as well as the following 3 years.
| Graduating Year | Current Acceptance Rate into MD or DO School |
| 2020 | 94% |
| 2021 | 92% |
| 2022 | 87% |
Our program offers a rigorous medical curriculum, with four courses taken with first-year medical students, and help with the non-academic aspects of the MD application. The Biomedical Sciences - Medical is highly respected by medical schools. We have multiple levels of staff to support, mentor and counsel students in a cooperative learning environment with a cohesive faculty.
The Biomedical Sciences - Medical program offers:
- Personalized review and suggestions for all applicants before admissions committee review
- Majority of classes are taken with medical students
- Practice medical interviews and feedback
- Multiple sessions with
- Assistance with medical school applications
- Volunteer/community service opportunities
- Program letter of recommendation from faculty advisor
- A 'Big Sib' program that pairs a MM graduate/first-year medical student mentor with each incoming student
- Support for diversity and inclusivity within the student body
- Guaranteed interviews with VCOM, WVSOM, & Liberty if certain benchmarks are met
Unique to our two-year program:
- Structured community engaged learning activities
- MCAT test preparation
- Summer research opportunities
Թϱing to medical school is often a multi-year process requiring dedication, perseverance and a well-conceived application strategy. While many applicants will be able to gain acceptance to a medical school at the end of their post-bacc year, others will require another year and application cycle to complete the process.
Program Benefits
Track Record of Success
In recent years, the Biomedical Sciences - Medical program has helped more than 85% of our students matriculate into more than 60 medical schools across the country.
Comprehensive Advising and Student Support
The Biomedical Sciences - Medical program faculty and staff are dedicated to optimizing the success of our students.
Standardized Patient Encounters
The program's students practice critical patient-interaction skills through the use of simulated clinical interactions with our world-renowned Standardized Patient program.
