Clinical Research Education Program

The Clinical Research Education Program includes the PhD in Clinical Research (PhDCR), MS in Clinical Research (MSCR), Clinical Research Training Program (CRTP), and the dual MD-MSCR Program (PORTAL). Students can find the following information in this section.

• Program Information

• Program Competencies

• Program Requirements

  • Curricular Requirements

  • Requirements to Graduate

  • Standards for Maintaining Satisfactory Progress

• Curriculum

  • CRTP and MSCR Curriculum

  • PhDCR Curriculum

  • Requirements for Coursework on Responsible Conduct in Research

  • Independent Study

  • Electives Offered in Other Programs or at Other Institutions.

• Advising

  • Faculty Advisors

  • Near-Peer Mentoring Program

  • Thesis Research Mentors

  • Dissertation Research Mentors

  • Multidisciplinary Advisory Committee

• Master's Thesis

  • Registration, Mentor Selection, and Thesis Proposal

  • Master's Thesis First and Final Drafts

  • Timelines for the Master's Thesis and Forms

  • Student Checkout Requirements

• Doctoral Dissertation

  • Written Dissertation Research Proposal

  • Oral Presentation of Dissertation Research Proposal

  • Admission to Candidacy

  • Written Dissertation, Defense, and Deposit

  • PhDCR Timeline and Required Forms