Master of Science : Clinical Investigation

Program Description

Beginning in Fall 2007, the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine (CPM), as part of the recently awarded NIH Clinical Translational Sciences Institute grant, will offer a new Masters program that focuses on health services research training for clinicians. Those completing this program receive the degree, Master of Science (Clinical Investigation).
The program focuses on clinical and population based research training for investigators with prior clinical training or for those enrolled in a clinical training program, such as medical school. The primary objective of this program is to train individuals to combine clinical knowledge and population-based research in an academic program that awards a recognized credential indicating expertise in clinical epidemiology, research study design, clinical decision-making, and the evaluation of health care services. Course work is completed in one year of full-time study with a mentored research project that, in most cases, will extend beyond the completion of courses.