Certificate in Clinical Research
Program
Program Chair: Andrew J. Bush, Ph.D.
Program Director: Pamela D. Connor, Ph.D.
Program inquiries: contact
The Certificate in Clinical Research program at the University
of Tennessee Health Science Center aims to enhance the education and skills
of clinical researchers by offering online, introductory graduate courses
in epidemiology, biostatistics, clinical research design, ethics, and
other disciplines related to the effective, efficient conduct of clinical
research.
The 12-credit-hour nondegree program, leading to an awarded
certificate, is designed primarily for junior faculty, fellows, and other
healthcare professionals who are not in a degree program, who seek initial
training in the methods and skills to conduct clinical research, but whose
schedules may not accommodate traditional, classroom-based courses. The
Certificate program will provide the following online courses:
Fall 2007 / Fall 2008
- Fundamentals of Clinical Investigation (3 credit hours):
BIOE 750
- Biostatistics for Public Health (3 credit hours): BIOE
720 section 701
Spring 2008 / Spring 2009
- Principles of Epidemiology (3 credit hours): BIOE 727
- Ethical and Legal Issues in Clinical Research (3 credit
hours): BIOE 740
These online, self-paced courses will be moderated by
experienced research scholars and will be offered within the College of
Graduate Health Sciences' academic-year schedule of fall and spring semesters.
Not all courses will be offered every semester, so students may need at
least two semesters to earn a certificate if they follow the recommended
plan for two courses in the fall semester and two courses in the spring
semester.
Estimated program tuition costs:
See http://www.utmem.edu/admiss/current_student_fees.pdf
Note: rates are subject to change without notice. Updates will be posted
when available, but prospective students may want to check with the UTHSC
cashier's office at http://www.utmem.edu/financeoper/cashier/
for more information about current UTHSC rates for tuition and
fees.
Prospective students will apply to the Certificate in
Clinical Research program for enrollment as nondegree students in the
College of Graduate Health Sciences (CGHS). Students will be expected
to comply with regulations and procedures of the CGHS and UT Health Science
Center (UTHSC), including procedures for enrollment and course registration,
arrangements for tuition and fees, and other expectations of students
as indicated in the UTHSC General Catalog and CenterScope student handbook.
Admission to the certificate program is not linked to admission in any
other graduate program of the CGHS; if students wish to enroll in another
graduate program, they must apply to it separately. Certificate program
graduates who later seek admission to the Master of Science in Epidemiology
program in the CGHS may request that credit from the certificate program
apply toward credit in the electives component of the curriculum for the
M.S. degree in epidemiology at UTHSC.
Application Process for Certificate
in Clinical Research Program
Minimum Admission Requirements
This program is offered to qualified applicants
holding baccalaureate, masters' or professional degrees in a variety of
disciplines, including physical, biological, and social sciences, as well
as the health and medical sciences. Applicants should meet the following
requirements:
- Bachelor's degree with a cumulative grade-point average
of at least 3.0 (based on a 4.0 scale) from an accredited college or
university;
- Submission of a completed application form for this
program (see link below);
- Official academic transcripts from previous colleges
or universities attended (applicants who have international transcripts
must arrange for an independent educational-equivalency evaluation company
to submit an evaluation of their international transcripts to this program
at their own expense; the evaluation report should include the grade-point
average based on a 4.0 scale);
- Recommendations from two people qualified to affirm
the applicant's capabilities for graduate academic work.
In addition, applicants should have sufficient computer
literacy, English-language literacy, and technical skills to participate
in web-based, graduate-level courses, use standard computer software for
word-processing, data-processing, Internet browsing, e-mail handling,
and related functions, and should have regular access to a computer with
an Internet connection (a high-speed Internet connection is recommended).
How to Apply to This Program
- Complete the required application
form for this program. The form is in a pdf file that you
can download and print from this website: click
HERE to view the form. (Note: To view pdf-formatted files,
you will need to use Adobe Acrobat Reader software, which can be obtained
from Adobe's website at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html.)
In completing the application form, leave the "Approved by"
lines blank at the bottom of the second page because the program will
obtain the necessary signatures of department chair and academic dean.
Mail the form to the following address:
Elizabeth Webb, M.A., Coordinator
Certificate in Clinical Research Program
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Department of Preventive Medicine
66 N. Pauline Street, Suite 633
Memphis, TN 38163
- Arrange for official academic transcripts to be sent
to the Certificate in Clinical Research Program office address, listed
above, from previous colleges and universities that you have attended.
If transcripts are international, applicants who supply foreign transcripts
for the purpose of entry to the University of Tennessee Health Science
Center are required to submit their transcripts to an independent, educational-equivalency
evaluation company at their own expense and must ask the company to
submit an evaluation report, including the equivalent cumulative grade-point
average on a 4.0 scale, to the Certificate Program address shown above.
Examples of educational-equivalency evaluation companies include World
Education Services (www.wes.org)
and Educational Credit Evaluators (www.ece.org).
Foreign transcripts must be evaluated for equivalency of college-level
education in the United States. Transcripts from any non-U.S. institution
must be verified and certified to generate a grade-point average (GPA).
- The application
form includes an area in which you should list the names,
addresses, and telephone numbers of two people who can be contacted
to recommend you for this program.
- Meet the application deadline of
May 2, 2008, to be considered for fall 2008
admission.
Following the application deadline, the program's
Admissions Committee will meet to review application files and to select
candidates for a limited number of openings in the program. The Committee's
selections must be further reviewed and approved by the Dean of the
College of Graduate Health Sciences before applicants can be notified
of decisions.
Graduate courses in epidemiology, biostatistics, clinical
research design, ethics, and other disciplines related to the effective,
efficient conduct of clinical research are also offered by the Master
of Science Program in Epidemiology at this university. For
more information about the Master's Program, please click on the following
link:
Master
of Science Program in Epidemiology
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