University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
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The purpose of the Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences with a concentration in Clinical Research is to provide learners, having previously earned a terminal degree (i.e., PhD, MD, PharmD), with the didactic and experiential learning necessary to conduct NIH-funded clinical and translational research.
The program’s mission is to produce skilled clinical and translational researchers dedicated to sound scientific clinical research and scholarship, conducted in an ethical and culturally sensitive manner, who will facilitate novel therapeutic interventions contributing to the transformation of human health and health care within the State of New Mexico.
The MS-BIOMED-CR is a multidisciplinary competency-based concentration, which uses adult learning principles as its foundation, and incorporates 12 domains of study. These domains were selected based on a "straw man" process drawing on the domains of competency of successful clinical and translational researchers. The MS-BIOMED-CR concentration has been developed to ensure that all learners have the opportunity to develop competency in these twelve domains. The concentration encompasses a 38-credit individualized learning experience with a 14-credit core curriculum (required) and 18 credits of electives, plus a 6-credit thesis. Objectives are linked with formative and summative assessments to provide learners with sufficient feedback to gauge their progress in attaining the competencies.
Once admitted, applicants to the MS-BIOMED-CR will prepare an individual Inventory Assessment: Needs Analysis and Self-Identification to identify knowledge, skills and abilities attributable to their prior education, training, and experience. Together with the MS-BIOMED-CR Committee of Studies and their mentor, learners will develop an Individual Program of Studies that will prepare them to develop clinical and translational research skills sufficient to become independent investigators.