MSMP Linkage Programs

The MSMP program has linkage agreements set up with two medical schools and one anesthesia program:

The Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine will guarantee our students an interview if they meet these benchmarks:

• MSMP-MD Pathway (NEW for students entering 2023 or later)
  • A demonstrated committment to advancing the mission of improving the health of medically underserved communities, advancing a diversity of ideas, and/or enhancing research and academic discourse that elevates the perspectives of diverse communities.
  • Summer entry 
    • Cumulative undergraduate GPA > 3.2
    • BCPM GPA > 3.2
    • MCAT score > 65th percentile
  • Fall entry
    • Cumulative undergraduate GPA > 3.2
    • BCPM GPA > 3.2
• Traditional MD Linkage 
  • AAMCAS Calculated Undergraduate GPA > 3.4
  • Graduate GPA in our program > 3.5
  • MCAT score > 515 (for 2024 AMCAS application)
  • Students must also meet the highest levels of personal and professional conduct, with any infractions, such as institutional actions or misdemeanor convictions to be considered on a case-by-case basis.

The Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine will guarantee our students an interview if they meet these benchmarks:

• Be currently enrolled in MSMP program OR have graduated on or after January 1, 2020,
• AND, be a US citizen or permanent resident,
• AND, meet the following academic criteria
  • 2.8+ cumulative undergraduate science GPA as calculated by AACOMAS,
  • AND, 3.5+ GPA in MSMP core curriculum (20 credits),
  • AND 501+ MCAT score.

The Case Western Reserve University Master of Science in Anesthesia Program will guarantee our students an interview if they meet these benchmarks:

• Be currently enrolled in MSMP program OR have graduated within the past year,
• Cumulative GPA 2.8+,
• AND Cumulative undergraduate science GPA 2.8+,
• AND MSMP GPA 3.5+.
• Test requirements
  • MCAT 500+
  • OR GRE 153+ (Verbal), 156+ (Quantitative), 4+ (Writing)
• All MSA prerequisite courses must be taken in person (not online), for a letter grade, and for credit.
• No grades of D or F in prerequisities or non-prerequisites courses.