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Apr 25, 2024
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2016-2017 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Clinical and Translational Science (PhD)
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The University of Pittsburgh requires the successful fulfillment of a minimum of 72 credits for awarding a PhD degree. To receive the PhD in Clinical and Translational Science, trainees must complete the Core Curriculum, Advanced “Selectives,” Research Specialization, completion and successful defense of a Comprehensive Examination, completion of the Doctoral Prospectus and defense of the Doctoral Dissertation. A minimum “B” grade is required in all graduate courses.
Contact Information
Institute for Clinical Research Education
200 Meyran Ave, Suite 300
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-586-9632
Fax: 412-586-9672
www.icre.pitt.edu/degrees/degrees.aspx
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Admissions
Admissions Criteria
- Candidates who are U.S. Citizens, non-citizen nationals, or lawfully admitted permanent residents of the U.S., or individuals who already hold a J-1, H1-B, or F1 transfer visa.
- Candidates who possess a high level of interest and potential for the pursuit of innovative clinical and translational research as a major focus of career plan.
- Candidates with long-term goals of entering a clinical research career.
Along with the candidate’s individual qualifications, preference will be given to the following:
- Candidates with departments that provide the staff, research support, and facilities to create a high quality environment for the conduct of clinical research during and after the candidates complete their training.
- Candidates with distinguished personal qualifications of past academic and research efforts, publications, and references.
- Candidates with departments or program directors assuring that the candidates will be able to engage in 50-75% protected time for at least two years in order to participate in their program.
- Candidates with an advanced clinical degree (MD, DMD, PharmD, etc.)
Financial Assistance
All students are responsible for their own tuition.
Core Curriculum Courses
Required courses include 17 credits of coursework, including:
Advanced "Selective" Courses
Advanced “Selective” courses focus on advancing methodological or analytic tops that will be most useful to the student’s chosen area of research. At least 6 credits must be in advanced analytic methods (i.e. statistics or epidemiology) and at least 8 credits must be in research methods (i.e. clinical trial design, imaging methodology, or pharmacogenomics).
Research Specialization Courses
Research Specialization courses focus on making the student flexible in selecting training experiences in areas specific to their research area. Research Specialization courses should total 23 credits, and may either be directed research credits (maximum 12 credits) or coursework selected by the student and mentor.
Non-credit Requirements/Milestones
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Requirement
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Requirement: Clinical Research Degree Program students are required to attend 8, 1-hour Responsible Conduct in Research workshops. These workshops are offering through the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI).
Comprehensive Examination
Individuals pursuing the PhD in Clinical and Translational Science are required to complete a Comprehensive exam. This exam consists of a written examination in the form of an NIH R01-style proposal (including, at a minimum, specific research aims, background and significance, and research methods) and an oral defense of the written portion.
Doctoral Prospectus and Dissertation
Individuals pursuing the PhD in Clinical and Translational Science must complete both a Doctoral Prospectus and successfully complete and defend a Doctoral Dissertation.
- Dissertation Prospectus Meeting-Individuals must prepare a dissertation proposal for presentation to a doctoral dissertation committee at a formal dissertation overview meeting. At this meeting, the dissertation committee members will provide guidance in shaping the conceptualization and methodology for the individual’s Doctoral Dissertation.
- Doctoral Dissertation-The proposal, writing, and defense of a culminating research project. The written work must conform to the University of Pittsburgh style manual (www.pitt.edu/~graduate/etd/formatguidelineshtml.html) The Final Oral Defense is a public defense of the Doctoral Dissertation. The entirety of the dissertation committee must be in attendance at the Final Oral Defense.
More information:
More information on Training Faculty can be found at http://www.icre.pitt.edu/faculty.html, and courses can be found at http://www.icre.pitt.edu/courses/courses.aspx
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