The PREP-Med Program is a track within the Biomedical Sciences Master's program designed for premedical students who wish to strengthen their application to M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. programs.

In this track each student receives individualized guidance in the preparation for entry to medical school. Faculty work with each student to strengthen weaknesses (e.g. prepare for the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT), strengthen academic record), to select the medical schools to which the student has the maximum potential for acceptance and to prepare for interviews.

First-year PREP-Med students take courses along with first-year Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D. students in biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, as well as courses in biostatistics and methods focusing on basic techniques essential to contemporary biomedical research. After successful completion of these introductory courses, students complete advanced courses in the area of their research interest.

Students will pursue basic science research under the tutelage of a mentor. Each student project is expected to culminate in a co-authorship of a paper to be published in a peer-reviewed journal. Selection of a research laboratory occurs within the first month in the program through a number of planned events and in consultation with the director of the program.