Clinical Research PGCert at Queen Mary University of London

A credit-bearing part-time research training programme for academic clinical fellows and clinical lecturers in medicine and dentistry, based at Charterhouse Square. It meets the NIHR and other funders' requirement for research methodology training.

Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry  |  Department: William Harvey Research Institute  |  Duration: 1-2 years part-time  |  Intake: September 2027 and January 2027  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Four compulsory modules and electives covering clinical research design and implementation, the regulatory and ethical framework, statistical analysis, critical review and communication. Teaching is in short blocks of lectures and workshops by external experts from the pharmaceutical industry; assessment is by written coursework and possibly an oral presentation.

Career pathways

The programme prepares clinical academic trainees for careers in academic clinical research. 95% of WHRI postgraduate taught students are in employment or study 15 months after graduation (GOS 2022/23).

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