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Doctoral students in engineering, nursing, veterinary medicine, and other disciplines can declare a focus in Clinical and Translational Science by earning the doctoral minor in Clinical Investigation to learn about applications of research to clinical disciplines.  The minor provides students with foundational training in interdisciplinary clinical research, while emphasizing a scientific area of graduate study.

Students should be aware that:

  • No course that counts for the major can also count for the minor. The point of the minor focus is to add breadth to the student's coursework.

Important Note:  For students who are funded by the TL1 Predoctoral Training Program, the minor requires additional training as described on the TL1 website.

Admissions

All graduate students must utilize the Graduate Student Portal in MyUW to add, change, or discontinue any doctoral minor.  To apply to this minor, please log in to MyUW, click on Graduate Student Portal, and then click on Add/Change programs.

Students should also submit a form to declare the doctoral minor in Clinical Investigation. The program director will review your application for admittance, and reach out to you if there are any further questions.

Requirements

Required Courses

The minor requires 9 credits.  Note:  For students who are funded by the TL1 Predoctoral Training Program, the minor requires additional training as described on the TL1 website.

Introduction Clinical Requirement
Students complete the following course:
B M I/​STAT  542 Introduction to Clinical Trials I3
Clinical Translational Science Requirement
To fulfill this requirement, students must complete 3 credits from one of the following courses:3
Introduction to Clinical and Healthcare Research II
Clinical Research Informatics
Introduction to Epidemiology
Research Design Science Requirement
To fulfill this requirement, students must complete 3 credits of a clinical translational science, biostatistics, or methods course. Program administrator approval required for alternative courses and must be graduate level ("Grad 50%" attribute). Examples of the courses include the following:3
Regression Methods for Population Health
Advanced Regression Methods for Population Health
Survival Analysis Theory and Methods
Learning Based Methods for Computer Vision
Computational Cognitive Science
Qualitative Design and Methods
Introduction to Qualitative Research
Statistical Methods Applied to Education II
Test Construction
Total Credits9