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Clinical Investigation, PhD

Tulane University
New Orleans , United States
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PhD
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Biomedical Sciences | Clinical Research | Public Health
Area of study
Health
Course Language
English
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Program Overview

Clinical Investigation, PhD

The PhD in Clinical Investigation program is designed to train clinicians for careers as leaders in academic medical research, advancing our understanding of the diagnosis, screening, treatment, and prognosis of clinical conditions and promoting evidence-based changes to clinical practice. Through this program, graduates will learn to effectively and efficiently design, implement, analyze, and interpret clinical research to improve human health and clinical practice.


Program Competencies

Upon completion of the program, the graduate should be able to:


  1. Critique the validity of clinical research.
  2. Propose a clinical research question informed by the existing literature.
  3. Analyze study designs commonly used in clinical research.
  4. Develop a grant proposal for a clinical research study.
  5. Integrate ethics and regulatory requirements into clinical research studies.

Program Requirements

The PhD in Clinical Investigation requires 48-49 credits that include:


  • PhD Foundational Courses:
    • SPHL 6020: Foundations in Public Health (3 credits)
    • SPHL 6060: Epidemiology for Public Health (3 credits)
    • SPHL 6050: Biostatistics for Public Health (3 credits)
    • EPID 6230: Computer Packages for Epidemiology (3 credits)
    • EPID 6420: Clinical Epidemiology (3 credits)
    • EPID 6340: Clinical and Translational Research Methods (3 credits)
    • INTD 6010: Responsible Conduct of Research (0-1 credit)
    • or BMSP 7990: Independent Study
  • PhD Core Courses:
    • EPID 7120: Epidemiologic Methods II (3 credits)
    • EPID 7130: Observational Epidemiology (3 credits)
    • BIOS 6040: Intermediate Biostatistics (3 credits)
    • BIOS 7060: Regression Analysis (3 credits)
    • BIOS 8350: Clustered and Longitudinal Data Analysis (3 credits)
    • EPID 6350: Implementation Science in Public Health (3 credits)
    • EPID 7170: Clinical Trials: Design, Conduct & Interpretation (3 credits)
    • MSCR 7090: Grant Writing (3 credits)
    • EPID 8990: Doctoral Independent Study (3 credits)
  • Elective (3 credits)
  • Thesis
  • Total Credit Hours: 48-49

Program Details

  • Program String and Field of Study: PHPHD_GR, CLIN
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