Clinical Investigation, PhD
The PhD in Clinical Investigation program is to train clinicians for careers as leaders in academic medical research in a way that advances our understanding of the diagnosis, screening, treatment and prognosis of clinical conditions and promotes evidence-based changes to clinical practice. Through this program, graduates will learn to effectively and efficiently design, implement, analyze, and interpret clinical research to improve human health and improve clinical practice.
Program Competencies
Upon completion of the program, the graduate should be able to:
- Appraise the rigor and reproducibility of clinical research in public health and clinical medicine.
- Compose impactful and innovative clinical research questions that are informed by existing literature and a comprehensive conceptual framework.
- Design high-quality epidemiologic and/or translational studies.
- Manage a clinical research study in line with ethical and regulatory standards.
- Perform statistical analysis of data from clinical research studies.
- Effectively communicate scientific findings from clinical research studies to professionals and the lay public.
- Develop a grant proposal for the conduct of a clinical research study.
The PhD in Clinical Investigation requires 48-49 credits that include:
| Course ID | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PhD Foundational Courses | ||
| SPHL 6020 | Foundations in Public Health | 3 |
| SPHL 6060 | Epidemiology for Public Health | 3 |
| SPHL 6050 | Biostatistics for Public Health | 3 |
| EPID 6230 | Computer Packages for Epidemiology | 3 |
| EPID 6420 | Clinical Epidemiology | 3 |
| EPID 6340 | Clinical and Translational Research Methods | 3 |
| INTD 6010 | Responsible Conduct of Research | 0-1 |
| or BMSP 7990 | Independent Study | |
| PhD Core Courses | ||
| EPID 7120 | Epidemiologic Methods II | 3 |
| EPID 7130 | Observational Epidemiology | 3 |
| BIOS 6040 | Intermediate Biostatistics | 3 |
| BIOS 7060 | Regression Analysis | 3 |
| BIOS 8350 | Clustered and Longitudinal Data Analysis | 3 |
| EPID 6350 | Implementation Science in Public Health | 3 |
| EPID 7170 | Clinical Trials: Design, Conduct & Interpretation | 3 |
| MSCR 7090 | Grant Writing | 3 |
| EPID 8990 | Doctoral Independent Study | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Thesis | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 48-49 | |