PhD Clinical Pharmacy Translational Science at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

The PhD in Clinical Pharmacy Translational Science is offered by the Department of Clinical Pharmacy through the Rackham Graduate School. Students choose a Health Services Research or Precision Pharmacotherapy Research track; average time to defence is 4.4 years.

Faculty: College of Pharmacy  |  Department: Clinical Pharmacy  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Ann Arbor, MI, United States

What you will study

Year one covers CPTS core coursework, a one-semester research rotation, selection of an advisor and committee, and development of the dissertation project. Later stages are pre-candidacy research, candidacy, a graduate student instructor requirement, and a dissertation defence with a committee of the advisor plus three to four faculty.

Career pathways

Graduates go into clinical-translational research in pharmaceutical companies, regulatory and policy roles in government agencies, and research-focused academic faculty; 67% of graduates went into business/industry.

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