
Masters of Medical Science Curriculum – Bradenton
MMS Program Curriculum – Bradenton
The MMS curriculum is designed to academically, scientifically, and professionally prepare students to be acceptable applicants into the LECOM College of Osteopathic Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, or School of Pharmacy. Within this one-year, non-thesis program, students are exposed to a variety of biomedical science courses.
The MMS program incorporates 38-credit hours of courses addressing concepts that are basic to the practice of osteopathic medicine, dental medicine, and pharmacy. 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, 2022 | Credit Hours | |
MMS1006 | Cellular and Molecular Biology | 3 |
MMS1035 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
MMS1000 | Medical Terminology & Communication | 1 |
Fall Semester, September – December, 2022 | Credit Hours | |
MMS1016 | Medical Physiology | 4 |
MMS1040 | Biochemistry II | 3 |
MMS1070 | Pharmacology and Toxicology | 3 |
MMS1090 | Histology | 2 |
MMS1100 | Pathophysiology I | 3 |
Total | 22 | |
Spring Semester, January – April, 2023 | Credit Hours | |
MMS1050 | Functional Anatomy | 3 |
MMS1060 | Medical Microbiology | 4 |
MMS1085 | Medical Genetics | 2 |
MMS1091 | Immunology | 2 |
MMS1105 | Pathophysiology II | 5 |
Total | 16 |