Program Co-Chairmen Selwyn A. Broitman and Carl Franzblau Program of Study The Master of Arts in Medical Sciences Degree Program of the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences of Boston University School of Medicine responds to the recognized need for generalist graduate study in the medical sciences to provide students with the background essential for the pursuit of a variety of careers in the health professions. The program is conducted at the School of Medicine. The MA in Medical Sciences Degree Program consists of the equivalent of two semesters of fundamental coursework and two semesters of directly supervised research. Since the latter two semesters can be taken during the summer, the program can be completed within a 12-month period.
Students also have the option of completing a field of concentration in clinical research.
Boston University School of Medicine conducts the required and elective courses of the program and awards the MA degree in medical sciences. Boston University School of Medicine faculty from the Departments of Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology, and Physiology, and the Program for Behavioral Neuroscience, serve as advisors to students in the program. The requirements for admission to the MA Program in Medical Sciences are the same as those for admission to the other MA programs of the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences. The program features a structured set of course requirements and several groups of courses from which electives may be chosen. The core courses required of all students in the program are medical biochemistry, medical physiology, and biostatistics.