Clinical Medicine (Master's) at Michigan State University

Programme overview

The Master of Arts in Clinical Medicine provides longitudinal clinical experiences with integration of basic and clinical sciences, including significant patient contact and patient care experience. It is a non-thesis (Plan B) program for College of Human Medicine students who elect not to complete the MD degree.

Faculty: College of Human Medicine | Department: Human Medicine Dean | Duration: 35 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: East Lansing, MI, United States

What you will study

Students complete HM 555 Medical School IV (16 credits), HM 556 Medical School V (16 credits) and the 3-credit HM 895 Clinical Medicine Capstone Experience, completed within one full semester of entry.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must be currently enrolled College of Human Medicine medical students who have completed the first two years of medical school including HM 552, HM 553 and HM 554, and who elect not to continue to the MD degree. Transfer into this program is irreversible within the College of Human Medicine, and students with critical professionalism deficiencies are not eligible.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants can start in fall (late August), spring (January) or summer (May) in the MPH programme; intake terms for other graduate programmes are set by each department or program.

The graduate application fee is $75 for domestic and international applicants, with one fee per application; applicants may submit up to two applications to different graduate majors per semester. Applications are reviewed by the department or program, which sets its own deadlines.

MPH application deadlines (SOPHAS completion): fall May 18, spring October 18, summer February 15; MSU supplemental application: fall June 1, spring November 1, summer March 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/graduate-students

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