MSCR Curriculum
The MSCR curriculum requires a total of 36 credits to graduate, 6 of which must be in thesis preparation.
Year One:
Students complete the core curriculum (16 credits).
In their first year, learners are required to complete a minimum of 1 credit in each of the following areas, along with 3 credits in Biostatistics and 2 credits in Seminar. Take a look at the current course calendar here to get a general feel for when and where the core courses are held.
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BIOM |
Research Design in Clinical and Translational Research | 1 |
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BIOM |
Measurement in Clinical and Translational Research | 1 |
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Study Implementation in Clinical and Translational Research | 1 |
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Biostatistics in Clinical and Translational Research | 3 |
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Current and Emerging Technologies in Clinical and Translational Research | 1 |
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Patient Outcomes in Clinical and Translational Research | 1 |
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Epidemiology in Clinical and Translational Research | 1 |
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Conducting Clinical and Translational Research within Health Care Systems | 1 |
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Biomedical Informatics in Clinical and Translational Research | 1 |
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Cultural Competence in Clinical and Translational Research | 1 |
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Grantsmanship in Clinical and Translational Research | 1 |
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Biomedical Ethics in Clinical and Translational Research | 1 |
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Seminar in Clinical and Translational Research (one credit each year) | 2 |
Year Two:
Students complete higher-level electives in any of the twelve domains (16
credits) and prepare their thesis (6 credits).
In their second year, once the learner has completed the core curriculum, he/she will be required
to attain 16 additional credits within several domains of their choosing. No single
domain may accrue more than a total of six credit hours (one required hour and
five elective hours). With an approved petition, a participant may take or
transfer other course work outside of the MSCR program for up to six credit
hours. The remaining 6 credits must be dedicated to thesis work.
Course Descriptions
BIOM 556 Research Design in 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.
BIOM 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.
BIOM 558 Study Implementation for 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.
BIOM 559 Biostatistics in Clinical and
Translational Research
This course is a basic 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.
BIOM 560 Current and Emerging Technologies in
Clinical and Translational Research
This 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.
BIOM 561 Patient Outcomes in Clinical and
Translational Research
This course is an overview of health care economics and patient outcomes
research, including public policy issues associated with the rising cost of
health care, patient-reported outcomes, clinical outcomes, economic outcomes,
and evaluation of patient outcomes research.
BIOM 562 Epidemiology in Clinical and
Translational Research
This 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.
BIOM 563 Conducting Clinical and Translational
Research in Healthcare Systems
This course
covers the dimensions of a variety of health care systems and settings and
discusses potential areas for investigation; challenging learners to consider
the opportunities where research can contribute to system improvements.
BIOM 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.
BIOM 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 the way patients respond to medical services, prevention and
physician delivery of services.
BIOM 566 Grantsmanship in Clinical and
Translational Research
This course covers grant preparation 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.
BIOM 567 Biomedical Ethics and Regulatory
Compliance in Clinical and Translational Research
This course
covers 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.
BIOM 568 Seminar in Clinical and Translational
Research
This seminar 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.
Master's thesis for MSCR students.
