Clinical Investigation, MS

Learning Outcomes

Graduates will be able to:

  • discuss issues related to biomedical informatics impacting clinical research;
  • summarize requirements for building and maintaining a multidisciplinary research team;
  • describe health and disease measurement in clinical and community populations;
  • describe how to implement a clinical research study;
  • develop a clinical research question;
  • apply principles of responsible research and clinical research ethics to a research project;
  • use computers to collect, manage, and analyze data for evaluation of hypotheses;
  • determine a study aim, objectives, and appropriate design to address a hypothesis;
  • analyze data using appropriate statistical techniques;
  • analyze literature to identify gaps in knowledge; and
  • communicate clinical research findings effectively in writing and oral presentation.