The IMS program is designed to assist students in preparing for admission to any U.S. professional school in the health field. Those who excel during the first year are often accepted into health professional schools (such as medical, dental, optometry) and/or other graduate programs. Some students do not complete the program because they find it too hard or because they find the medical sciences less desirable than an alternative career. Those who finish the program and earn a master's degree will have received training in the medical sciences that they can use for a medical professional career or further training. However, admission to a professional school depends on a number of other criteria in addition to academic performance. Therefore, a satisfactory performance in the IMS program does not ensure admission into a medical school.

During the past 26 years, 60 to 85 percent of the students who completed the program successfully (B or higher in all courses) were accepted into U.S. medical schools after the first year. An additional 10 to 20 percent were accepted after completing two years. The overall two-year acceptance rate for each class of students who received B's or higher in all courses ranges from 80 to greater than 92 percent for all years. More than 1000 students have been accepted to more than 86 different schools during these 26 years. Furthermore, students have been accepted to other professional schools after completing one or two years of the program.

After one or two years in the program, students have been accepted to the following medical schools:

Allopathic Medical Schools

Albany Medical College
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Boston University School of Medicine
Creighton University School of Medicine
Dartmouth Medical School
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Drexel University College of Medicine
East Carolina University School of Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School of the Medical College at Hampton Rhodes
Finch University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School
Florida State University Program in Medical Sciences
Georgetown University School of Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Hahnemann University School of Medicine
Howard University College of Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
MCP Hahnemann University School of Medicine
Medical College of Ohio
Medical College of Pennsylvania
Meharry Medical College School of Medicine
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York
New York Medical College
Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health
Oregon Health Science University School of Medicine
Oral Roberts University School of Medicine
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Rush Medical College of Rush University
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
SUNY-Brooklyn
SUNY-Buffalo
SUNY-Stony Brook
SUNY-Syracuse
Temple University School of Medicine
Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Tulane University School of Medicine
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
University of Iowa College of Medicine
University of Kansas School of Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School
University of Miami School of Medicine
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
University of Southern California School of Medicine
University of Tennessee, Memphis College of Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Southwestern Medical School
University of Utah School of Medicine
University of Vermont College of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Wright State University School of Medicine

Osteopathic Medical Schools

Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine
UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Western University of the Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Other Professional Schools

Illinois College of Optometry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Graduate Studies
MCP Hahnemann University Biomedical Graduate Studies
MCP Hahnemann University M.D./M.P.H. Program
MCP Hahnemann University M.D./Ph.D. Program
New York University College of Dentistry
Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute Graduate School
Temple University School of Dentistry
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Tulane University M.D./M.P.H. Program
University of Florida College of Dentistry
University of Miami Graduate School
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Pennsylvania Dental School of Medicine
Yale University Graduate School

Drexel University College of Medicine
Medical Science Programs
245 North 15th Street, Mail Stop 344
Room 4104 NCB
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192
Telephone: 215-762-4692
E-mail:postbac@drexel.edu