The Core Curriculum for the Certificate in Clinical Research
Description of the Certificate Curriculum
The certificate curriculum provides trainees with the basic set of skills that are required by clinical investigators in all fields of interest. These skills include an understanding of the following: research design and epidemiological methods; biostatistics; study and survey design; measurement of outcomes; and ethical and regulatory principles of research involving human subjects.
Sequence of the Core Curriculum
The curriculum uses structured didactic techniques that are complemented with hands-on experience in clinical research methodology. The set of required courses has been carefully designed to provide some level of reinforcement without redundancy. After completing an intensive 8-week block of summer coursework, the trainee completes a required course in ethics and regulation of clinical research, plus 5 additional credits of approved coursework.
| Summer | Fall | Spring | |
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| Clinical Research Methods (3 credits) |
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| Biostatistics: Statistical Approaches in Clinical Research (4 credits) |
5 Credits of Approved Coursework |
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| Computer Methods for Clinical Research (1 credit, 1 week only) |
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| Measurement in Clinical Research (1 credit) |
Ethics and Regulation of Research (1 credit) |
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Required Courses for the Certificate in Clinical Research
| Course number | Course title | Credits | Term |
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| CLRES 2005 | Computer Methods for Clinical Research | 1 | Summer (July-Aug) |
| CLRES 2010 | Clinical Research Methods | 3 | Summer (July-Aug) |
| CLRES 2020 | Biostatistics: Statistical Approaches in Clinical Research | 4 | Summer (July-Aug) |
| CLRES 2040 | Measurement in Clinical Research | 1 | Summer (July-Aug) |
| CLRES 2050 | Ethics and Regulation of Clinical Research | 1 | Spring (Feb-May) |
