MMS Program Curriculum – Bradenton

All coursework within the Master of Medical Science Program curriculum is presented by LECOM faculty at the Bradenton campus.

The Master of Medical Science Program is a one-year, non-thesis program designed to enhance the science background of students.

Classes are held daily Monday through Friday. Classes are not held on designated holidays, and other holidays or occasions as so identified. Classes start in July and are complete in April of the following year.

The program encompasses a total of 40 weeks of academic study as follows:

  • July – August (8 weeks of classes)
  • September – December (16 weeks of classes)
  • January – April (16 weeks of classes)

The following is a list of required courses, course numbers, and credit hours per course

Summer Session of Fall Semester, July – August, 2022Credit Hours
MMS1006Cellular and Molecular Biology3
MMS1035Biochemistry I3
MMS1000Medical Terminology & Communication1
Fall Semester, September – December, 2022Credit Hours
MMS1016Medical Physiology4
MMS1040Biochemistry II3
MMS1070Pharmacology and Toxicology3
MMS1090Histology2
MMS1100Pathophysiology I3
Total22
Spring Semester, January – April, 2023Credit Hours
MMS1050Functional Anatomy3
MMS1060Medical Microbiology4
MMS1085Medical Genetics2
MMS1091Immunology2
MMS1105Pathophysiology II5
Total16