For many pre-medical students, the path to medical school isn’t a straight line. Even with strong motivation and a solid undergraduate background, it can be difficult to demonstrate readiness for the rigor of professional medical training. That’s where a Master of Science in Medical Sciences (MSMS) can come in.
The Tiber Health MSMS curriculum, offered via our network of university partners, is designed to mirror the first year of an LCME-accredited medical school. It gives students the opportunity to strengthen their academic foundation, experience medical-school-level coursework, and gain data-driven insight into their readiness for professional study.
Below, we answer the most common questions about the MSMS curriculum.
The Master of Science in Medical Sciences (MSMS)is a rigorous graduate-level program that prepares students for medical, dental, pharmacy, or other professional health-science schools.
Its curriculum replicates the structure and depth of medical school courses, allowing students to prove they can succeed at that level.
The curriculum includes 42 total credit hours completed over three semesters:
The final term offers a lighter load to allow for review, integration, and professional school application work.
Students complete the following courses:
These courses cover the same foundational biomedical sciences found in the first year of medical school, with added emphasis on ethics and health equity.
Instead of relying on long lectures, the MSMS uses a dynamic, flipped-classroom model. Students review content—lectures, videos, readings—before class and then spend class time on:
This model emphasizes active learning, critical thinking, and collaborative engagement—skills essential for future healthcare professionals.
The Tiber Health MSMS curriculum integrates a proprietaryanalytics system that tracks student performance by discipline and topic.
This allows for personalized feedback and targeted study strategies—something few graduate programs offer.
Most students complete the program in 12–15 months across three consecutive semesters. Some of our university partners also offer a 20-month online version of the program that supports students who need to study part-time.
MSMS students are typically:
Students who thrive in the MSMS tend to:
No. While many participants go on to MD or DO programs, the MSMS also strengthens preparation for dental, pharmacy, physician assistant, and other health-science graduate programs.
The curriculum includes:
These courses remind students that medicine is about compassion and justice, not just about science.
With a curriculum modeled after the first year of medical education, an analytics system that personalizes student learning, and support from our university partners’ dedicated faculty members, the MSMS offers a strong bridge between undergraduate training and professional health education.
