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The graduate Certificate in Translational and Clinical Investigation requires 17 s.h. of graduate credit and may be completed in one year. Certificate requirements include didactic coursework, clinical research preceptorships, and clinical research seminar participation.
The Department of Epidemiology and the Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) offer the certificate for clinicians who seek advanced training in clinical methodology and applied patient-oriented research skills. The certificate program is open to individuals who hold a doctoral-level degree in a clinical discipline (e.g., MD, DO, DDS, PhD, PharmD, DVM), are practicing academic clinicians, and are admitted as graduate students to the College of Public Health or are enrolled in a basic or health science doctoral program at the University of Iowa. Other admission requirements are similar to those for the MS program in epidemiology.
The Certificate in Translational and Clinical Investigation requires the following coursework.
Required Courses
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| All of these: | ||
| BIOS:4120 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
| EPID:4400 | Epidemiology I: Principles | 3 |
| EPID:5500 | Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology | 3 |
| EPID:6950 | Clinical Research Ethics | 2 |
Electives
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 6 s.h. from these: | ||
| BIOS:6210/IGPI:6210 | Applied Survival Analysis | 3 |
| BIOS:6310/IGPI:6310/STAT:6550 | Introductory Longitudinal Data Analysis | 3 |
| BIOS:6610/IGPI:6610 | Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials | 3 |
| BIOS:7600/IGPI:7600 | Advanced Biostatistics Seminar | 0-3 |
| CBH:5235 | Community-Based Participatory Research | 3 |
| CBH:5305 | Evaluation: Approaches and Applications | 3 |
| CBH:6205 | Designing and Implementing Interventions | 3 |
| DPH:6004 | Principles of Oral Epidemiology | 0-3 |
| EPID:5214 | Meta-Analysis of Epidemiologic Studies | 3 |
| EPID:5560 | Biomarkers in Epidemiology | 3 |
| EPID:5610 | Intermediate Epidemiology Data Analysis With SAS and R | 3 |
| EPID:5570 | Zoonotic Diseases | 3 |
| EPID:5600 | Introduction to Epidemiology Data Management and Analysis | 3 |
| EPID:6000 | Independent Study in Epidemiology | arr. |
| EPID:6100 | Writing a Grant Proposal | 3 |
| EPID:6150 | Writing for Medical Journals | 1 |
| EPID:6330 | Global Nutrition Policy | 2-3 |
| EPID:6350 | Nutritional Epidemiology | 2 |
| EPID:6360 | Nutrition Intervention in Clinical Trials Research | 2 |
| EPID:6370 | Nutrition Intervention in Research Lab | 3 |
| EPID:6400 | Epidemiology II: Advanced Methods | 4 |
| EPID:6510/OEH:6520 | Injury Epidemiology | 3 |
| EPID:6550/GHS:6550 | Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases | 3 |
| EPID:6560 | Hospital Epidemiology | 2 |
| EPID:6600 | Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases | 3 |
| EPID:6655/BIOS:6650/IGPI:6650 | Causal Inference | 3 |
| EPID:6900 | Design of Intervention and Clinical Trials | 3 |
| EPID:6910 | Pharmacoepidemiology and Comparative Effectiveness Research | 3 |
| EPID:6950 | Clinical Research Ethics | 2 |
| EPLS:5165/PSQF:5165 | Introduction to Program and Project Evaluation | 3 |
| HMP:5315 | Health Information Systems | 2-3 |
| HMP:5410 | Health Economics I | 3 |
| HMP:7550 | Cost Effectiveness and Decision Analysis | 3 |
| HMP:7960 | Analytic Issues in Health Services Research I | 3 |
| HMP:7965/PHAR:7331 | Analytic Issues in Health Services Research II | 3 |
| PCOL:5136 | Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics | 1 |
| PHAR:5310 | Health Services Research Seminar | 1-2 |
| PHAR:5350 | Introduction to Research Methods | 3 |
| PHAR:6305 | Foundation Literature in Health Services Research | arr. |
| SEES:3110/GHS:3111 | Geography of Health | 3 |
| TBM:5001 | Introduction to Translational Biomedicine | 3 |
Sample Plan of Study
Sample plans represent one way to complete a program of study. Actual course selection and sequence will vary and should be discussed with an academic advisor. For additional sample plans, see MyUI.
Translational and Clinical Investigation, Graduate Certificate
| Academic Career | ||
|---|---|---|
| Any Semester | Hours | |
| The graduate certificate in translational and clinical investigation requires 17 s.h. of graduate credit. | ||
| Hours | 0 | |
| First Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOS:4120 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
| EPID:5500 | Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology | 3 |
| Certificate: translational and clinical investigation elective course a | 3 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| EPID:4400 | Epidemiology I: Principles | 3 |
| EPID:6950 | Clinical Research Ethics | 2 |
| Certificate: translational and clinical investigation elective course a | 3 | |
| Hours | 8 | |
| Total Hours | 17 | |
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- See the General Catalog for list of approved courses.