MA in Medical Sciences

Receive excellent preparation to get into med school and achieve your goal of becoming a physician through Loyola University Chicago's MA in Medical Sciences (MAMS).Listed as one of the best special master's programs in the United States, our MAMS has a 95% matriculation rate to medical school. That means nearly all of our Master in Medical Sciences students become medical school students.The MAMS is led by a dedicated faculty from some of the nation's best medical schools. They will be available and accessible throughout the MAMS program and help you with every aspect of creating a compelling medical school application, including writing letters of recommendation.The Master of Medical Sciences (MAMS) is a nine-month program that can only be pursued full time. Courses are held on Loyola's Lake Shore Campus, located on Chicago's North Side.As one of the nation’s first pre-med graduate programs, the MAMS program will prepare you to apply to—and be accepted into—medical school so you can go on to earn your MD or DO. In fact, our graduates have been accepted at more than 75 medical schools across the U.S., including:Baylor College of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Emory University School of MedicineHarvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineMayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineRosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Rush Medical College