Kansas

University of Kansas Medical Center

3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, KS 66160

Master of Science in Clinical Research

c/o Mary Ann Woirhaye, MPH
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
University of Kansas Medical Center
Mail Stop 1008
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, KS 66160
http://www.kumc.edu/prevmed/
(913) 588-2720
mwoirhaye@kumc.edu
Directors: Edward F. Ellerbeck, MD and Won S. Choi, PhD, MPH

Degrees Offered
Master of Public Health, Master of Science in Clinical Research

Eligibility
Participants will be drawn from our pool of externally funded research trainees, physicians in graduate medical training, and doctorally-prepared trainees from other disciplines. Overall, the program is designed to increase the number of clinical scholars who receive funding for patient-oriented research at both the career development and individual investigator levels.

Duration
2 year fellowship, but we do work with fellows who are interested in completing their graduate program from the degrees we offer

Thesis Requirement
Master of Public Health: No thesis required. Instead, students complete a practicum, a public health practice experience.
Master of Science in Clinical Research: A 3 credit hour thesis is required.

Goals
To develop clinician scholars with a strong foundation in patient-oriented research principles and methods