Curriculum

The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Research curriculum includes 15 credit hours of required coursework. The program consists of five core courses from the Master of Science in Bioinformatics Clinical Research emphasis curriculum.

Clinical Research

Focuses on the generation and comprehension of data derived from real-word patient care, various study designs and statistical techniques that convert data into knowledge for enhancing patient outcomes and healthcare delivery.

Biostatistics

MEDB 5501: Applied Biostatistics I 3 credit hours

Clinical Research Skills

MEDB 5510: Clinical Research Methodology | 3 credit hours
MEDB 5511: Principles and Applications of Epidemiology | 3 credit hours
MEDB 5512: Clinical Trials | 3 credit hours
MEDB 5513: Overview of Health Services Research | 3 credit hours

Course Catalog

Our course catalog provides a full list of courses available within our department. All courses are acceptable options for emphasis’ that require electives. 

Program of Study

Students will be provided a Program of Study (POS) to keep track of program progression. The document will serve as a tool to track which courses have already been taken and what is remaining in order to receive your degree.

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For additional information about this department and/or its programs, please email us or call at 816-235-1828.

Since the graduate certificate includes core courses required to complete the 36-hour Master of Science in Bioinformatics (MSB) degree program, students who complete the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Research can use these 15 credit-hours towards the completion of the MSB degree program. Students must apply and be admitted to that program according to the admissions policies and procedures.