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His experience as an undergraduate double major in pharmacology\/toxicology and biological sciences didn\u2019t begin to compare to the opportunities he\u2019s finding at EMU.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe research opportunities here \u2013 working one on one with my professor \u2013 are top notch,\u201d said Mohsin. \u201cA small university like EMU provides so much more than a larger university setting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 10 years, more than 90 percent of EMU students who completed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/pphs\/pre-med\/\">EMU\u2019s pre-medical program<\/a> were accepted into medical school, compared to the national average of 49 percent. EMU\u2019s MA in biomedicine \u2013 now completing its first year \u2013 anticipates similar success rates for students who complete the two-year residential program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the MA in Biomedicine program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post-baccalaureate MA biomedicine offers three tracks:<\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li>MA in biomedical science prepares graduates for entrance into medical, dental, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant, and other graduate level health care schools with doctoral programs.<\/li>\n<li>MA in biomedical teaching prepares graduates to teach in a community college or trade school, or enhance teaching skills in a secondary setting.<\/li>\n<li>MA in biomedical leadership prepares graduates for administrative work within a health care, clinic, or other biomedical setting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Applications for enrollment in the MA in biomedicine for fall 2013 are still being accepted. 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