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MSCI Student Policy Manual
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation
Student Policy Manual
2014-2015
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Table of Contents
I. MS in Clinical Investigation Program: Overview ....................................................................................... 3
II. Faculty ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
III. Expectations ........................................................................................................................................... 10
IV. Supervisory Committee and MS Project ................................................................................................ 12
V. Curriculum Outlines, Forms, and Worksheet ........................................................................................ 14
Track 1c Curriculum for Basic Science..................................................................................................... 14
MSCI Track 1c Student Schedule Planning Sheet.................................................................................... 15
Track 1b Curriculum for Clinicians .......................................................................................................... 16
MSCI Track 1b Student Schedule Planning Sheet ................................................................................... 17
MSCI Track 2 Curriculum ......................................................................................................................... 18
MSCI Track 2 Student Schedule Planning Sheet ..................................................................................... 19
MSCI Summer Course Schedule .............................................................................................................. 20
MSCI Fall Course Schedule ...................................................................................................................... 21
Research Project and Graduation Process .............................................................................................. 22
Annual Student Progress Report............................................................................................................. 23
MS in Clinical Investigation Project Plan and Committee Form ............................................................. 26
MSCI Sample Project Title Page .............................................................................................................. 29
MSCI Project Timeline ............................................................................................................................. 30
VI. Useful Links ........................................................................................................................................... 31
Revised: July 3, 2014
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I. MS in Clinical Investigation Program: Overview
For more information...
Mission
The MS in Clinical Investigation degree program provides classroom and
mentored research experience in clinical research, preparing its trainees for
careers in clinical investigation, both in academic medicine and the allied
health sciences. The program prepares trainees to be competitive investigators
capable of gaining extramural funding for their clinical research projects. The
curriculum of the MSCI focuses on the theories, models, competencies,
methods, and tools used by investigators who conduct bench-to-bedside and
bedside-to-community translational research. Candidates for the MSCI degree
will elect one of two areas of emphasis or "tracks". Track 1 emphasizes the
inherited basis of human disease, mechanism-oriented clinical research, and
bench-to-bedside translational research. The Track 2 emphasizes
epidemiology, health services research, and bedside-to-community
translational research. The program is designed to support a mentored
research experience for fellows and junior faculty members at the University of
Utah School of Medicine and other health science departments.
about the MSCI program
history and mission, see
"About Us" on the MSCI
website.
Credit Hours
Thirty credit hours will be required to graduate from the program. Students
must take at least 20 credits of core and elective classroom courses. In
addition, students will enroll for credits for their mentored clinical research
projects. The expected time to completion of the MSCI degree is two years.
about credit requirements
and curriculum, see "Track 1
Curriculum" and "Track 2
Curriculum" on page 17 and
20 this handbook.
Curriculum
The curriculum for the MSCI program begins in July with a six-week intensive
introductory session. Students in both tracks take a group of common core
courses in epidemiology, data management, bioethics, biostatistics, and
genetics. After completing the summer session, students participate in
additional core and elective courses in fall and spring semesters. Our courses
are described under the School of Medicine Clinical Research Center (MDCRC)
heading in the University of Utah Catalog. The majority of fall and spring class
meetings starting at 5:30 p.m. to reduce time conflicts with clinical
responsibilities. Each Clinical Investigation student may tailor his or her
program of study to fit individual research interests and goals, and may include
courses offered by other departments with complementary curricula, e.g.
Human Genetics, Oncological Sciences, Biomedical Informatics, or Public
Health.
about specific courses, see
course descriptions at
http://www.acs.utah.edu/Gen
Catalog/crsdesc/mdcrc.html.
Course syllabi can be found on
the MSCI Canvas page.
Supervisory Committee
A student starting the program will identify a primary research mentor. In
most cases, the mentor is from the student's department or area of clinical
about forming a supervisory
committee and planning an
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expertise. The student will select two additional faculty members to serve
with their mentor on their MS degree supervisory committee. The primary
responsibility for monitoring the progress of students through the program will
lie with the primary research mentor and the committee members. At least
one member of the supervisory committee should be a faculty member with
expertise in research methodology, usually chosen from the MSCI core faculty.
MS degree project, see page
26 or the Graduate School
website,
http://gradschool.utah.edu/gr
aduate-catalog/degreerequirements/, and "Research
Project and Graduation
Process" on page 22 of this
handbook.
Research Project
Because the Master's program is intended to train individuals intending to
pursue careers as independent clinical investigators, the preferred culminating
project of the mentored clinical research experience may be the preparation
and submission of an NIH career development application (e.g. K23, K08) or an
equivalent federal or foundation career development grant. The second option
for the format of the research project is a manuscript to be submitted to a
peer-reviewed research journal. In the semester that the student graduates,
the student will present a public seminar about the project and turn in a
written MS project report.
II. Faculty
Current MSCI core faculty who participate in the didactic teaching for the MSCI degree include the following:
Kristina Allen-Brady
Research Assistant Professor
Division of Genetic Epidemiology
University of Utah – B.A. – Chemistry with
a Minor in Mathematics
University of Utah – M.P.T. – Physical
Therapy
University of Utah – M.S.P.H. – Public
Health
University of Utah – Ph.D. – Genetic
Epidemiology
Mary Anne Berzins
Assistant Vice President of Human
Resources
Research interests: Underlining
genetic causes of chronic diseases
Teaches:
Introduction to
Genetic
Epidemiology
Teaches: Team
Communication
and
Collaboration
for Translational
Research
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Joseph E. Biskupiak
Research Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacotherapy, College
of Pharmacy
University of Utah – Ph.D. – Medicinal
Chemistry
Seattle University – M.B.A.
University of Connecticut – B.S. –
Chemistry
Research interests: health
economics, disease management
and the U.S. Healthcare system
Teaches:
Methods in
Comparative
Effectiveness
Research
Kristina Callis-Duffin
Assistant Professor
Department of Dermatology
Montana State University – B.S. –
Biomedical Sciences
University of Washington – M.D. –
Medicine
University of Utah – M.S. – Clinical
Investigation
Research Interests: medical comorbidities of psoriasis, clinical
trials of psoriasis therapeutics, and
psoriasis outcomes measures
Teaches: Survey
Methods
T. Charles Casper
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Critical Care
University of Utah – B.S. – Mathematics
University of Utah – M.Stat –
Mathematical Statistics
University of Wisconsin– Ph.D. – Statistics
Research interests: recurrent
events, semi and nonparametric
methods, survival analysis,
group sequential methods,
clinical trials methodology
Teaches: Design
Clinical Trials
Tom Greene
Professor of Medicine
Division of Epidemiology
University of Kentucky – B.S. –
Mathematics and Psychology
Cornell University – M.S. – Statistics
Cornell University – Ph.D. – Statistics
Research interests: statistical
methods for randomized clinical
trials, longitudinal data analysis,
and on the validation and use of
surrogate endpoints
Teaches: Design
and
Implementation
of Clinical Trials
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Lynn Jorde
Chair & Professor
Department of Human Genetics
University of New Mexico – B.A. –
Anthropology
University of New Mexico – M.S. –
Biological Anthropology
University of New Mexico – Ph.D. –
Biological Anthropology (Human Genetics
Specialty)
Richard Holubkov
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
University of Chicago – B.S. – Statistics
Carnegie-Melon University – M.S. –
Statistics
University of Washington – M.S. and
Ph.D. – Biostatistics
Bernie Lasalle
Clinical Instructor
Department of Biomedical Informatics
University of Utah – B.S. – Biology
Anthea Letsou
Professor
Department of Human Genetics
Harvard University – B.A. – Biology
Yale University – Ph.D. – Human Genetics
Princeton University – Postdoctoral
Fellow – Molecular Biology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical
Center – Postdoctoral Fellow –
Biochemistry
Teaches:
Genetics of
Complex
Diseases and
Medical
Genetics for
Clinical
Investigation
Research interests: biostatistics,
focusing on the design, execution,
and analysis of prospective
interventional studies, with a focus
on pediatrics and cardiology
Teaches: Design
and
Implementation
of Clinical Trials
Research interests: clinical research
data management, database
design, clinical trials, data ethics,
and biospecimen management
Teaches: Data
Management
Teaches:
Genetics and
Genome,
Molecular
Medicine
Research
Seminar
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Dean Y. Li
Associate Professor of Medicine
Human Molecular Biology & Genetics
Program
Eccles Institute of Human Genetics
University of Chicago - B.A.
Washington University - M.D.
Washington University - Ph.D.
Howard Mann
Professor
Department of Radiology
University of Witwatersrand – M.B.B.Ch
Maureen A. Murtaugh
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Epidemiology
Syracuse University – B.S. – Dietetics
University of Connecticut – Ph.D. –
Nutrition
University of Minnesota – Post Doc.
Epidemiology
Richard E. Nelson
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine,
Division of Epidemiology
Westminster College - B.S. – Mathematics
and Economics
University of Virginia – M.A. – Economics
University of Virginia– Ph.D. – Economics
University of Utah – M.S. – Clinical
Investigation
Research interests: to describe
vascular development as a series of
sequential and coordinated
molecular events. This information
is vital for understanding
embryogenesis and devising
strategies for the prevention and
treatment of malignancies and
obstructive vascular disease. Dr. Li
hypothesizes that many genes
implicated in human vascular
disease play fundamental roles in
vascular development
Teaches:
Utilization of
Animal Models
in the
Development of
Clinical
Research
Projects
Research interests: the role of
nutrition in development of chronic
disease
Teaches: Grant
Writing
Teaches:
Bioethical
Issues in Clinical
Research
Teaches: CostEffectiveness
Analysis
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Brian Sauer
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine,
Division of Epidemiology
University of Florida - B.S. – Psychology
(Biological)
University of Florida - Ph.D. – Pharmacy
Health Care Administration
(Pharmacoepidemiology)
University of Utah – M.S. – Public Health
Informatics
Research interests: health care
quality and patient safety, medical
informatics,
pharmacoepidemiology, and quality
of medication use
Lucy Savitz
Research Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine,
Division of Epidemiology
University of Denver – B.S. – Finance
University of Denver – M.B.A.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
– Ph.D. – Health Policy and
Administration
Teaches:
Methods in
Comparative
Effectiveness
Research
Teaches: Health
Services
Research and
Conducting
Patient
Centered,
Community
Engaged
Research
Joshua Schiffman
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Brown University – B.S. –
Psychology/Biology
Brown University, School of Medicine –
M.D.
University of Utah – M.S. – Clinical
Investigation
Research interests: translating
biological and genomic discoveries
to clinical patients and cancer
susceptibility in families, with a
focus on the genomic changes
necessary for cancer development
Teaches:
Foundations in
Personalized
Health Care
Greg Stoddard
Division of Epidemiology, Department of
Medicine
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the
Department of Orthopedics
University of Utah – B.S. – Mathematics
(Statistics Emphasis)
University of Phoenix – MBA – Business
Administration
University of Utah – MPH – Public
Health/Epidemiology
Research Interests: statistical
methods in epidemiology
Teaches:
Introduction to
Biostatistics,
Computer
Practicum,
Regression
Models, and
Biostatistics for
Basic Science
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Carol Sweeney
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Epidemiology
Department of Medicine
Wellesley College – B.A. – Biological
Sciences
University of Washington – M.S. –
Environmental Health
University of Washington – Ph.D. Epidemiology
Research interests: cancer
epidemiology, with specific
interests in the role of common
genetic variants in cancer
susceptibility and survival, and in
the epidemiology of cancer
survivors
Teaches:
Introduction to
Epidemiology
and
Intermediate
Epidemiology
James Tabery
Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy
University of Pittsburgh – M.A. –
Bioethics – Ph.D. History and Philosophy
of Science
Research interests: philosophy of
science and applied ethics, as well
as the intersection between those
domains. Questions of causation
and explanation in biology; applied
ethics of ethical, legal, and social
implications
Teaches:
Bioethical
Issues in Clinical
Research
Kirk R. Thomas
Research Associate Professor
Department of Internal Medicine,
Division of Hematology
University of California – B.A. – Biology
University of Utah – Ph.D. – Biology
Kevin Whitehead
Associate Professor
Division of Cardiology
University of Alberta – B.S. – Medical
Science
University of Alberta – M.D
Teaches:
Utilization of
Animal Models
in the
Development of
Clinical
Research
Projects
Research interests: developmental
biology, vascular development, and
adult congenital heart disease
Teaches:
Utilization of
Animal Models
in the
Development of
Clinical
Research
Projects
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III. Expectations
For more information...
The MS in Clinical Investigation faculty expect that you, as a student, will take
responsibility for making progress in the program, for complying with policies
of the degree program and of the Graduate School, and for communicating
with the program faculty and with your supervisory committee.
about University of Utah
Graduate School policies, see
the Graduate Catalog at
https://gradschool.utah.edu/g
raduate-catalog/.
Enrollment
In order to complete the MS program within two years, you should plan to
complete about 15 credit hours per year. In the first year, for most students,
the credits will be from course work. In the second year you will probably take
fewer courses and will earn credits through mentored research project hours.
MSCI students must be enrolled for a minimum of two credits every fall and
spring semester from the time you are admitted until you graduate. Summer
enrollment is optional, but some courses may only be offered in summer.
Class Attendance
The program recognizes that most MSCI students have significant clinical
responsibilities. Accommodations for students with busy schedules include:
offering classes in the evenings, making video recordings of many course
lectures available for streaming, and web posting (on the Canvas course
management site) of information needed to complete course assignments.
Nonetheless, as a student you are expected to attend the majority of class
meetings and to communicate in advance with the course instructor about
class meetings that you will miss. Students enrolling in classes are expected to
plan ahead with their clinical programs so the student’s clinical responsibilities
do not conflict with attendance at class. At the discretion of the instructor,
class participation may be a criterion for earning course credit and for your
grade.
Participation in K-Club and Seminars
Interaction with your peers in the M.S. in Clinical Investigation program and
with other researchers on campus forms part of your training in clinical
investigation. While you are a student you will be expected to regularly
participate in research seminars and/or research in progress (RIP) meetings.
The Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences sponsors "K-Club", a
discussion of junior faculty K-award proposals, meeting on the second
Wednesday of the month at noon. M.S. in Clinical Investigation students are
encouraged to attend K-Club. Students will benefit from attending final
project presentations by other students graduating from the program.
Information about student final project presentations and other
interdisciplinary and translational seminars will be distributed to the MSCI
student email list and publicized on the CCTS education web site.
about K-Club, see
http://medicine.utah.edu/ccts
/edu/kl2/k_club.php
about Clinical and
Translational RIP, see
http://medicine.utah.edu/ped
iatrics/research/rip.php
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Student Progress Reviews
Each student-mentor team will be asked to complete an annual progress
review at the end of every spring semester. The progress review will include a
report on courses completed, progress on your MS final project, if applicable,
any change to the semester you plan to graduate. The progress report will also
include research activity including presentations, papers, and grants.
see Annual Progress Form
page 23
Course and program evaluations
The MSCI program conducts ongoing evaluation of its courses and of the
program overall. These evaluations are required of us as a degree program
approved by the Utah Board of Regents, and as a part of the NIH-supported
Utah Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS).
about the Center for Clinical
and Translational Sciences,
see www.ccts.utah.edu
At the end of every semester, you will receive an evaluation form with a brief
series of questions about the courses you were enrolled in. It is very important
that students complete course evaluations. They used to assess success of
individual courses and as a basis for continuing to improve the curriculum to
meet student needs. For instructors, results of course evaluations are
provided to committees making recommendations about the faculty member's
retention, promotion, and tenure. Your responses are anonymous, but we are
able to track whether the survey has been completed.
MSCI graduates can expect to be contacted around the time of graduation for
exit interviews, and in later years, to obtain feedback on the overall value of
the program on their research career progress.
Another way that the MSCI program measures of the success of the degree
program is by tracking the research productivity of former students. We will
obtain information about your research funding and publications through
electronic means such as U of Utah Office of Sponsored Projects, NIH websites,
PubMed, and Scopus. After you graduate we will occasionally get in touch to
request your updated CV.
MS Project and Graduation Deadlines
The University of Utah graduate school requires that specific processes be
followed as you proceed through forming a committee, defending a project,
and graduating. There are deadlines for each of these steps. The MSCI program
has prepared an outline of this process, and the program manager will help
you navigate. Ultimately, though, it is the student's responsibility to take the
initiative and plan about a year ahead for completion of your MS project and
graduation.
about forming a committee
and graduating, see page 12
of this handbook, the
graduate school website
http://gradschool.utah.edu/gr
aduate-catalog/degreerequirements/, and the
master's calendar
https://gradschool.utah.edu/g
raduate-catalog/.
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IV. Supervisory Committee and MS Project
For more information...
MS Research Project
For the MS degree in Clinical Investigation culminating research project,
one of two formats are acceptable, either 1) a career development grant
application or 2) a manuscript reporting on a completed research project,
to be submitted to peer-reviewed journal. The choice of format depends
on the student's prior research experience and near-term research goals.
A student who holds or is about to receive an appointment as an Instructor
or Assistant Professor and has several prior research publications is in a
good position to write and submit a career development grant application.
For a fellow with few or no prior publications, the manuscript format is
usually the right choice. For track 1 students who are concurrently earning
a basic science PhD, the structure of the culminating activities for the MSCI
will differ, as described under ‘Final Exam’.
about the an MS degree process,
see "Research Project and
Graduation Process", page 22 of
this handbook
The MSCI program emphasizes the development of strong clinical
investigation skills based on a solid foundation in research methods. The
MS project should demonstrate application of skills and competencies
acquired through the core and elective coursework that the student
completed in the program. Therefore it is recommended that the student
complete one year of course work before defining the MS project and
enrolling for research credit hours.
MSCI students are expected to start and complete the Master's research
project while enrolled in the MSCI program. If the culminating project is a
grant proposal, a proposal submitted before beginning the program is not
an acceptable final project, nor is a grant proposal that will be submitted
with someone other than the student as principal investigator. If the
project is a manuscript, a research project substantially completed before
being admitted to the MSCI program is not an acceptable master's project.
Supervisory Committee
The graduate school requires that a supervisory committee for a master's
degree consists of a minimum of three and maximum of five faculty
members. The committee chair, and a majority of committee members,
must be tenured or tenure-track faculty.
The student is responsible for identifying members for his or her
supervisory committee who have subject matter and methodological
expertise that suit the research project. At least one member of the
supervisory committee should be a faculty member with expertise in
research methodology, usually chosen from the MSCI core faculty. An
iterative process is recommended, i.e. the student meets with prospective
committee members to develop and refine a research project topic and
methods, and then finalizes the committee membership. The student will
about MS degree requirements,
see the Graduate School website,
https://gradschool.utah.edu/
graduate-catalog/degreerequirements/
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complete the "MS Project Plan and Committee Form" (pages 26 - 28) and
obtain signatures from the committee members. For track 1 students who
are concurrently a basic science PhD, there will usually be some overlap
between the membership of the MS committee and membership of the
PhD committee. However, these do no need to be identical. For the MS in
Clinical Investigation committee, students are strongly encouraged to
include a clinician and a member of the MSCI core faculty.
The roles of the graduate committee members are described in the table
on page 22. The level of involvement will vary, but every committee
member should, at minimum, 1) contribute to and approve the research
design and 2) to review and provide significant feedback on the draft of the
final project write-up, 3) attend the final project presentation and
participate in discussion. If the final project is a manuscript, in many cases
the committee members will have a level of involvement that merits
authorship.
Project Defense
Each student will defend his or her final project at a public seminar. The
student is responsible for scheduling a date and time when all committee
members can be present. The final project presentation must happen
before the “non-thesis final exam deadline” of the semester that the
student intends to graduate. A draft of the written report of the final
project must be distributed to the committee members and the MSCI
program a minimum of four weeks before the "non-thesis final exam
deadline" of the semester that the student wishes to graduate. At the oral
defense, the student will present the project and respond to questions
from the committee and other audience members. The committee may
choose to excuse the audience for closed session questioning of the
student and/or for internal committee discussion.
Final Examination
The Final Examination for the MS degree in Clinical Investigation, as
required for the graduate school under M.S. degree non-thesis option, will
include both the written report (i.e. the career development proposal or
manuscript) and the oral defense. The student will pass if the supervisory
committee find that the written and oral components demonstrate
master's-degree level skills in clinical and translational research. A paper
copy of the final report must be submitted to the program with a title
page. A sample of the title page can be found on 29. For track 1 students
who are concurrently earning a clinical science PhD, the clinical rotation
report will serve as the written portion of the final exam for the MS
degree. The oral portion of the exam will take place at the same time as
the student’s defense of his or her PhD.
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V. Curriculum Outlines, Forms, and Worksheet
Track 1c Curriculum for Basic Science
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1
1
2
2
MDCRC 6020 - Data Management
MDCRC 6440 - Medical Genetics
MDCRC 6430 - Clinical Research Ethics
NEUSC 6250 - Molecular Biology Laboratory
ONCSC 7700 - Special Topics (Taken Year 1, credited
year 2)
Spring
Total Credit Hours
MDCRC 6040 - Design & Impl of Clinical Trials
MDCRC 6450 - Grant Writing
0
0
Total Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours
0
0
Total Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours
0
0
1.0 - 5.0
6.5
MDCRC 6530 - Utilization of Animal Models - TBD
4
2
MDCRC 6450 - Grant Writing
2
2
2.5
MDCRC 6420 - Genetics of Complex Diseases - TBD
2
1.0 - 5.0 MDCRC - Mentored Clinical Research Project - TBD
15
Total Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours
1.0 - 5.0 MDCRC - Mentored Clinical Research Project - TBD
Total Credit Hours
MDCRC - Mentored Clinical Research Project - TBD
9
1
MDCRC 6010 - Intro to Epidemiology
Total Credit Hours
1
Summer
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MSCI Track 1c Student Schedule Planning Sheet
MDCRC 6000 - Intro to Biostatistics
Fall
MSCI Track 1c
Student Schedule Planning Sheet
First Year
Second Year
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Track 1b Curriculum for Clinicians
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2
ONCSC 7700 - Special Topics (Taken Year 1, credited
year 2)
Spring
Total Credit Hours
MDCRC 6420 - Genetics of Complex Diseases - TBD
MDCRC6300 - Med into Grad Boot Camp
0
0
Total Credit Hours
0
Total Credit Hours
17
0
Total Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours
0
0
1.0 - 5.0
4.5
2.5
MDCRC 6450 - Grant Writing
Total Credit Hours
2
MDCRC 6530 - Utilization of Animal Models - TBD
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1.0 - 5.0 MDCRC - Mentored Clinical Research Project - TBD
3
2
1
Total Credit Hours
1.0 - 5.0 MDCRC - Mentored Clinical Research Project - TBD
Total Credit Hours
MDCRC - Mentored Clinical Research Project - TBD
10
1
MDCRC 6430 - Clinical Research Ethics
Total Credit Hours
3
2
MDCRC 6200 - Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis
MDCRC 6280 - Translation MedicnieSymposium
2
MDCRC 6000 - Intro to Biostatistics
Fall
MSCI Track 1b
Student Schedule Planning Sheet
MSCI Track 1b Student Schedule Planning Sheet
First Year
Second Year
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MSCI Track 2 Curriculum
18
7
0
0
Total Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours
1
MDCRC 6430 - Bioethical Issues in Clinical Research
Total Credit Hours
1
1
MDCRC 6440 - Medical Genetics for Clinical Investigators
MDCRC 6030 - Computer Practicum
1
1
MDCRC 6010 - Intro to Epidemiology
MDCRC 6020 - Data Management
2
Spring
Total Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours
MDCRC 6960 - Mentored Clinical Research Project
MDCRC 6040 - Design & Impl of Clinical Trials
MDCRC 6110 - Intermediate Epidemiology
MDCRC 6210 -Regression Models
19
0
2
2
Total Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours
MDCRC 6450 - Grant Writing (pre req MDCRC 6000, 6010,
6430)
1.0 - 5.0 MDCRC 6960 - Mentored Clinical Research Project
2
2
Summer
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MSCI Track 2 Student Schedule Planning Sheet
MDCRC 6000 - Intro to Biostatistics
Fall
MSCI Track 2
Student Schedule Planning Sheet
First Year
Second Year
Notes
0
2.5
1.0 - 5.0
2.5
2
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MSCI Summer Course Schedule
MS in Clinical Investigation Course Schedule
Introductory Summer Session 2014 - July 7 - August 15, 2014
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Monday
Tuesday
10:00am
JULY 7th ONLY
10:30am
New Student Orientation
July 7, 2014
9:00am to 12:45pm
MCDRC 6440-001 (1 cr)
Medical Genetics
Jorde
HSEB 2948 Tues & Thurs
9:45am - 10:45am
MCDRC 6440-001 (1 cr)
Medical Genetics
Jorde
HSEB 2948 Tues & Thurs
9:45am - 10:45am
MCDRC 6010-001 (1 cr)
Intro Epidemiology
MCDRC 6010-001 (1 cr)
Intro Epidemiology
Sweeney
HSEB 2958 Tues and Thurs
11:00am - 12:00pm
MCDRC 6000-001 (2 cr)
Intro Biostatistics
Stoddard
HSEB 2958 Tues & Thurs
1:00pm - 3:00pm
MCDRC 6000-001 (2 cr)
Intro Biostatistics
Stoddard
HSEB 2958 Tues & Thurs
1:00pm - 3:00pm
9:00am
9:30am
11:00am
11:30am
CCTS Boardroom (lower
Sweeney
level of the Health
HSEB 2958 Tues,and Thurs
Sciences Library)
11:00am - 12:00pm
MDCRC 6030-001 (1 cr)
Computer Practicum
Stoddard
HSEB 2948 Friday
10:00am - 12:00pm
12:00pm
12:30pm
1:00pm
1:30pm
2:00pm
MDCRC 6020-001 (1 cr)
Data Management
LaSalle
HSEB 2680 Mon
1:00pm - 3:00pm
MDCRC 6043-001 (1 cr)
Clinical Research Ethics
Mann & Tabery
HSEB 2948 Fri
1:00pm - 3:00pm
2:30pm
3:00pm
Track 1 MDs Only:
NEUSC 6250
Molecular Biology Lab
August 11-15,
8 am - 5 pm
6:00pm
6:30pm
7:00pm
7:30pm
8:00pm
8:30pm
9:00pm
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8:00pm
7:30pm
7:00pm
6:30pm
6:00pm
5:30pm
5:00pm
4:30pm
4:00pm
3:30pm
3:00pm
2:30pm
2:00pm
1:30pm
1:00pm
12:30pm
12:00pm
11:30am
11:00am
10:30am
10:00am
9:30am
9:00am
HSEB 2908 Mon
5:30pm - 7:20pm
Allen-Brady/Teerlink
MDCRC 6320 (2 cr)
Genetic Epidemiology
Monday
Tuesday
MDCRC 6270 (2 cr) MDCRC 6110 (2
cr)
Methods in
Intermediate
Comparative
Epidemiology
Effectiveness
Research
Sweeney
Biskupiak
HSEB 3515C
HSEB 2958 Tues
Tues
5:30pm - 7:20pm
5:30pm - 7:20pm
HSCB 5100A Class Meets 10.21.14 - 12.2.14
Berzins
Team Communication and Collaboration
for Translational Research
MDCRC 6340-001 (I cr)
MCDRC 6000 (2 cr)
Intro Biostatistics - Stoddard
HSEB 2958 Tues
11:00am - 12:50pm
MSCI Fall Course Schedule
Wed
MDCRC 6120/PCTH #### (2 cr)
Cost-Effectiveness
Nelson
08/25/2014 to 10/10/2014
HSEB 4100C
Weds
5:30pm - 6:50pm
Williams Building (295 Chipeta)
Wednesday
3:00pm - 4:50pm
MDCRC 6040-001 (2 cr)
Design and Implementation of
Clinical Trials
Greene/Holubkov/Casper
12:30pm - 2:20pm
HSEB 2929
MDCRC 6450 (2.5 cr)
Grant Writing
Murtaugh
MCDRC 6050 (2 cr)
Biostatistics for Basic Science Stoddard
HSEB 4100C
Wednesday
11:00am - 12:30pm
HSEV 4100c
FOR TRACK ONE OR
NON-MSCI STUDENTS
Wednesday
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MDCRC 6200/PCTH
#### (2 cr)
Meta-Analysis
Lafleur
HSEB 2912 Thurs
5:30pm - 7:20pm
MDCRC 6460
PatientCommunity
Engaged
Research Savitz,
Lucy
Thursday
Friday
MSCI Student Policy Manual
When
Step
Form committee
Approval to
graduate
• Incorporate revisions suggested by the committee
and feedback from the audience at the presentation
into final version of project report.
• Turn in final project report to committee members
and msci@lists.utah.edu.
• Present and defend research project.
• Schedule a date and time to defend your project
with ALL of your committee members in
attendance.
• Circulate a draft of project report to committee
members and msci@lists.utah.edu.
• Create and review electronic
program of study.
• Chair: Assign a grade for
research, MDCRC 6960.
• Chair: Approve student to
graduate in electronic system.
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• Approve student to graduate
in electronic system.
• Commit to attend the defense. • Invite Clinical Investigation
program students and
faculty to the defense.
• Review draft report.
• Review draft report.
• Provide comments/requests
for revisions to student.
• Attend defense.
• Attend defense.
• Sign "Final Exam" form.
• Usually chair only: Review
and approve final written
document
• Approve the electronic
program of study.
Provide your info "Nonthesis final exam"
• Provide current CV (and future contact info if
deadline***
leaving U of Utah) to msci@lists.utah.edu.
* MS Project Plan and Committee form http://medicine.utah.edu/ccts/edu/msci/.
**Application for Graduate Degree http://registrar.utah.edu/_pdf/Graduate%20Student%20Graduation%20Application.pdf.
***See graduate school masters degree calendar: https://gradschool.utah.edu/students/masters_calendar.php.
"Nonthesis final exam"
deadline***
Submit final MS
project report
8 weeks before
"nonthesis final exam"
deadline***
4 weeks before defense
date
Semester of graduation
"Nonthesis final exam"
deadline***
"Nonthesis final exam"
deadline***
Defense
Submit a draft
Program of study
(i.e. list of
courses)
Schedule defense
• Review courses taken for
completion of degree
requirements.
• Provide support if needed.
• Review and approve
student's committee and
planned project.
Program
• If needed, suggest
committee members.
MSCI Student Policy Manual
Responsibilities
Deadline
Student
Committee Members
• Meet with potential committee members (majority
When enrolling for
• Work with student to develop
research project credits,
the project idea.
must be tenure track) to develop the project idea.
MDCRC 6960; about one • Select committee members with expertise to match
year before graduation
the project.
Define MS project
• Prepare a "Project Plan and Committee Form."*
• Review and approve student's
• Obtain committee member signatures on form.
description of planned
• Turn in signed "Project Plan and Committee Form"
research project.
• Sign form.
to msci@lists.utah.edu.
Research project
• Consult with committee members on details of study • Provide oversight and input.
design, data collection, and data analysis.
• Keep committee members informed of progress.
• Notify program of any significant change in project
or change in committee membership.
Apply for
Middle of the semester
• Complete the paper "Application for Graduate
Degree"** form.
graduation
before the semester of
graduation
• Turn in the paper copy to registrar's office and send
an electronic copy to msci@lists.utah.edu.
Research Project and Graduation Process
Research Project and Graduation Process
A year before
graduation
During
Research
Project
Semester
before
graduation
Semester of graduation
MSCI Student Policy Manual
Master of Science in Clinical Investigation
Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Annual Student Progress Report
Student Name:
_________
Progress Review Submitted Spring of Year:
_________
Mentor or Committee Chair Name:
_________
Date Admitted to MS in Clinical Investigation:
_________
Anticipated Graduation Semester:
_________
Current Status in MSCI:
_________
Credit Hour Summary
Completed by
end of Spring
Semester
Core and Required Course Credit Hours*:
Elective Course Credit Hours:
Subtotal, Classroom Credit Hours:
Required for MS
Degree
Track 1b: 18
Track 1c: 20
Track 2: 15.5
2+
Minimum of 20
Number of credits
varies
Research Credit Hours (MDCRC 6960):
Total Credit Hours:
Minimum of 30
Grand Total:
* If you are not clear on which are "core" versus "elective courses", just fill in the "classroom" credit hour
subtotal.
MS Project Plan
Project Plan Submitted?
_________
Project Title:
_________
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Student Progress (to be completed by the student)
a)
Academic progress: Please provide any comments on progress with your course work and your final project
for your MS in Clinical Investigation. Any obstacles or problems?
b) General research progress: Please describe any research accomplishments such as conference presentations,
papers, or grants.
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Mentor or Committee Chair's Comments (to be completed by the mentor)
Instructions: Please comment on the student's progress from your point of view.
Student Signature:_________________________________________Date:_________________
Mentor or Committee Chair
Signature:_________________________________________Date:_________________
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Master of Science in Clinical Investigation
Center for Clinical and Translational Science
MS in Clinical Investigation Project Plan and Committee Form
Part I. Title Page
Student Name:
email:
Semester and year planning to graduate:
Spring
Summer
Fall
of year
Type of Project:
Grant Proposal
Manuscript describing research results, for submission to a peer-reviewed journal
Title of Proposed Project:
Student Signature:_________________________________________Date:_________________
To the student: Please complete this form with the information that is available at the time when you begin
taking research credits (MDCRC 6960). We recognize that you and your committee may decide to modify
aspects of your project as you progress. There is no need to resubmit this form in the case of minor changes. If
you make substantial changes such as changes in committee membership or overall direction of the project,
please inform the MSCI program of the change by email, msci@lists.utah.edu.
The student is responsible for complying with deadllines and rules of the Graduate School
https://gradschool.utah.edu/graduate-catalog/.
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Reviewed by:
MSCI PROGRAM USE
Reviewed by:
Reviewed by:
 Plan and committee approved.
 Revisions requested.
 Plan and committee approved.
 Revisions requested.
 Plan and committee approved.
 Revisions requested.
Date:_______________
Date:_______________
Date:_______________
Date entered in Graduate Tracking System:________________ by:__________________
Part II. Project Details
Note: Boxes will expand to accommodate text.
1. State the aims of the planned research project, or draft aims of the planned grant.
2. Briefly describe the overall study design of the planned project.
3. Identify the data collection methods that will be used.
4. State the primary data analysis approach(es) that will be applied.
5. Identify the roles of the MS student and committee members in the project.
Contributed to or will
Committee Committee Committee Committee Committee
Student
contribute to:
Chair
Member 2 Member 3 Member 4 Member 5
Conception of the aims
Developing the study design
and methods
Deciding on the data analysis
approach(es)
Interpretation of results
Part III. Committee Members
A master’s degree committee consists of a chair (must be tenured or tenure track) and at least two other
faculty members. The majority must be from the MSCI core faculty, i.e. a track director or someone who
teaches a course in the MSCI program. The student should type or print the committee members' names
below and obtain their signatures.
To the committee members: By signing below, you verify that you
• have provided input into the planning of the student's proposed project,
• concur that the project described in this document will be an appropriate demonstration of clinical
and translational research skills for an MS degree,
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•
•
agree to participate in supervising the student in carrying out the project, and
agree to review the student's written report of the final project and attend the project presentation.
If obtaining a signature on paper is logistically difficult, an email from the committee member to
msci@lists.utah.edu can be substituted.
Committee
Chair:
Department:
email:
Signature:
Member 2:
Date:
Tenure Track? Yes:
No:
Department:
email:
Signature:
Member 3:
Date:
Tenure Track? Yes:
No:
Department:
email:
Signature:
Member 4*:
Date:
Tenure Track? Yes:
No:
Department:
email:
Signature:
Member 5*:
Date:
Tenure Track? Yes:
No:
Department:
email:
Signature:
Date:
Tenure Track? Yes:
No:
* Fourth and fifth members are optional
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MSCI Sample Project Title Page
EXAMPLE FINAL PROJECT TITLE PAGE:
TITLE IS PRINTED IN ALL CAPS, DOUBLE
SPACED
by
Student’s Full Name, Prior Degree(s)
A project submitted to the faculty of
The University of Utah
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Master of Science
in
Clinical Investigation
December, 2015
Supervisory Committee:
Committee Chair’s Full Name, Title
Department
Committee Member’s Full Name, Title
Department
Committee Member’s Full Name, Title
Department
Committee Member’s Full Name, Title
Department
Committee Member’s Full Name, Title
Department
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MSCI Project Timeline
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VI. Useful Links
Tuition and Student Accounts
To view your tuition bill please log into Campus Information Systems
at https://go.utah.edu/cas/login. Then click on the student tab and see
finance. To contact income accounting/tuition please visit
http://registrar.utah.edu/ http://fbs.admin.utah.edu/income/.
Registrar
To register for classes please log into Campus Information Systems
at https://go.utah.edu/cas/login. Then click on the student tab and see
registration. To contact the registrar please
visit http://registrar.utah.edu/.
U of U Student Handbook
To view the University of Utah Student Handbook please
visit http://registrar.utah.edu/handbook/index.php
Graduate School Catalog/Handbook
The University of Utah Graduate School Catalog can be found
at https://gradschool.utah.edu/graduate-catalog/. All students are
expected to reference the catalog for deadlines and answers to questions
regarding policy.
Masters Calendar
To view the Masters calendar http://gradschool.utah.edu/currentstudents/graduation-overview-for-masters-candidates/.
MSCI Website
To view the academic calendar,
please visit
http://registrar.utah.edu/academiccalendars/index.php
The MSCI Web site is a great resource for MSCI information including
semester class schedules, upcoming events and more. Please visit our
website at www.msci.utah.edu
MSCI Canvas Page
The MSCI Canvas page is a great resource for course syllabi, course
recordings, K Club information and more. Please use your UNID and
Password and log into https://utah.instructure.com/courses/114319.
MSCI Course Descriptions
MSCI Course descriptions can be found online
at http://www.acs.utah.edu/GenCatalog/crsdesc/mdcrc.html.
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