MS-Biomedical Sciences Program

The School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences at the University of Mississippi Medical Center offers a Master of Science degree in Biomedical Sciences (MS-BMS). Students in this program have the opportunity to take classes in biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, microbiology, human anatomy, cell biology and histology, biomedical research, and more. The degree program is designed to meet the needs of those students seeking to broaden and deepen their scientific knowledge base in their pursuit of:

• medical, dental, physician assistant, pharmacy, or graduate (Ph.D.) school admission
• junior/community college level teaching positions
• government employment opportunities

The University of Mississippi Medical Center, located in Jackson, is the state's only academic health science center. UMMC includes seven health science schools: medicine, nursing, dentistry, health-related professions, graduate studies, population health, and pharmacy. (The School of Pharmacy is headquartered on the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford.) Enrollment in all programs is more than 3,000 students.

The Medical Center's three-part mission is to improve the lives of Mississippians by educating tomorrow's health care professionals, by conducting health sciences research, and by providing cutting-edge patient care. A major goal of the Medical Center is the elimination of differences in the health status of Mississippians based on race, geography, income, or social status.