MS Clinical Investigation at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Programme overview

Clinical investigation is a field in which teams of health care professionals, biostatisticians, and others imagine, design, and conduct clinical research, and then take discoveries to human or animal patient populations in the health care system or in communities. The graduate program in clinical investigation offers a MS degree. The focus of clinical investigation is to provide physicians, clinical scientists, and other health care professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to conduct and translate basic science discoveries into clinical applications through patient (human or animal)–oriented research.

Department: Institute Clinical Translational Research | Duration: 30 credits | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall (deadline February 1), Spring (deadline October 1) | Location: Madison, WI, United States

What you will study

The degree requires a minimum of 30 credits. Courses listed in the requirements include B M I 699 Independent Study; B M I 544 Introduction to Clinical and Healthcare Research II; B M I 773 Clinical Research Informatics; POP HLTH 709 Translational and Outcomes Research in Health and Health Care; NURSING 804 Qualitative Design and Methods; ED PSYCH 761 Statistical Methods Applied to Education II.

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Application information

Entry requirements

GRE (Graduate Record Examinations) Not required; Letters of Recommendation Required 3. The program's faculty executive committee considers all aspects of each application. The applicant must meet the minimum requirements of the Graduate School plus those of the program, listed here: Have a focused area of interest in patient-oriented clinical research and a passion for continuing in a career in patient-oriented translational and/or clinical research. Ideally have a health professional degree (MD, DVM, PharmD, PhD, BSN, BSE, MPT, DPT). Identify a primary advisor to mentor and support the applicant throughout graduate study. Admission will depend in part on identification of a research program that aligns with an applicant's research interests and career goals, an applicant's fit with the program and likelihood of successfully completing a graduate degree.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms (spring, summer or fall) vary by programme and are listed on each programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. An applicant may have active applications in only one entry term at a time.

Application deadlines vary by programme and are listed on the programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. Applications are submitted through the Graduate School application portal. The application fee is $75 US, non-refundable, payable by credit card (MasterCard or Visa) or debit/ATM; international applicants pay an extra $6 processing fee. Up to three programmes in the same entry term can be applied to for one application fee.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.wisc.edu/apply/requirements/

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