PhD 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 focus of the PhD in Clinical Investigation is to enable translational competency among team leaders. In other words, the graduate program trains students to help move research toward solutions for patient populations more quickly.

Department: Institute Clinical Translational Research | Duration: 51 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 51 credits. Courses listed in the requirements include POP HLTH 709 Translational and Outcomes Research in Health and Health Care; B M I 699 Independent Study; B M I 544 Introduction to Clinical and Healthcare Research II; B M I 773 Clinical Research Informatics; 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. Applicants 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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