Degrees
CSTP students choose between a Certificate in Clinical Research and a Master of Science in Clinical Research. Both degrees are conferred by the Graduate arm of the School of Medicine and require an additional year of study beyond the four years of medical school, taken between MS-III and MS-IV. To see how medical school activities and these CSTP activities overlap, click here. We compare the requirements of the Certificate and the Master of Science, below.
| Certificate in Clinical Research 15 units |
Master of Science in Clinical Research 30 units |
|---|---|
| Core Curriculum (11 units) | Core Curriculum (11 units) |
| Elective coursework drawn from any of the approved CLRES courses (4 units) | Required and elective coursework in your chosen specialty track (13 units) |
| Research product: abstract submission to a national meeting (0 units) | Research product: Thesis – two first-authored manuscripts submitted to a peer-reviewed journal OR a formal thesis (6 units) |
| Thesis defense before a committee 2 months prior to graduation |
