Saint Louis University's investigative and medical sciences (IMS) program meets the needs of students considering any of a wide variety of career paths in the health sciences. It is designed mainly as a pre-professional program for students looking to advance in health care education and is ideal preparation for medical, physician assistant, dental, pharmacy, optometry or other health-related graduate programs. SLU's investigative and medical sciences program: Focuses on human health and diagnostic studies, Consistently has a low student-faculty ratio which allows for more individualized attention and Provides students opportunities to conduct research with faculty members, to present their research findings at professional conferences and to have their work published in various journals.