University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
556. Research Design for Clinical and Translational Research
This course will introduce the variety of study designs that are used to conduct clinical and translational research, including qualitative, observational, experimental, quasi experimental, non experimental and mixed methods designs.
557. Measurement in Clinical and Translational Research
This course will cover qualitative and quantitative instrument design, construction, theory, and implementation; qualitative data analysis and interpretation; assessment of measurement reliability, validity, accuracy, precision, specificity and sensitivity.
558. Study Implementation and Project Management in Clinical and Translational Research
This course trains researchers in the management of clinical and translational research studies, including organizational processes to implement and conduct a funded research study, with emphasis on financial, personnel, and business management and compliance issues.
559. Biostatistics in Clinical and Translational Research
Overview of the basic principles and methods of biostatistics designed specifically for clinical and translational research scientists. Computer software is used to analyze clinical and translational data sets.
560. Current and Emerging Technologies in Clinical and Translational Research
Course covers key biomedical research technologies currently in use for studies at the Cellular and Molecular, Clinical and Community levels, concentrating on the advantages and disadvantages of technologies for application to specific translational research studies.
561. Patient Outcomes in Clinical and Translational Research
Overview health care economics and patient outcomes research, including public policy issues associated with the rising cost of health care, patient-reported outcomes, clinical outcomes, and economic outcomes, and evaluation of patient outcomes research.
562. Epidemiology in Clinical and Translational Research
Course introduces the student to Epidemiology, the study of the causes, distribution and control of disease in populations. A methodology to identify risk factors for disease and to determine optimal treatment approaches.
563. Conducting Clinical and Translational Research within Healthcare Systems
This course will cover the dimensions of a variety of health care systems and settings and discuss potential areas for investigation; challenging learners to consider the opportunities where research can contribute to system improvements.
564. Biomedical Informatics in Clinical and Translational Research
This course covers IT tools and biomedical informatics strategies to optimize collection, storage, retrieval, and intra-/inter-institutional sharing of quantitative and qualitative data in support of clinical and translational research.
565. Cultural Competence in Clinical and Translational Research
This course covers the impact of culture including values, tradition, history and institutions, sources of health care disparities, how culture influences in the way patients respond to medical services, prevention and physician delivery of services.
566. Grantsmanship in Clinical and Translational Research
Grant preparation fundamentals focused on writing and submitting a competitive research or fellowship application that meets prevailing guidelines, addresses an important hypothesis-driven research question and is responsive to critical feedback and review.
567. Biomedical Ethics and Regulatory Compliance in Clinical and Translational Research
History and development of biomedical ethics in theory and practice within healthcare, tenets of autonomy, beneficence, non-malfeasance and justice as they pertain to human clinical research and the development of health care public policy.
568. Seminar in Clinical and Translational Research
Includes integration and synthesis of concepts integral to clinical and translational research, providing problem-based and cross-cutting case studies for analysis/discussion, networking opportunities and a platform to demonstrate competencies.
599. Clinical and Translational Research Concentration Master’s Thesis.
Master’s thesis for Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences with a concentration in Clinical Research.