Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

P.O. Box 850
500 University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033-0850

Penn State Clinical Research Training Program for Physicians and Penn State Clinical Research Training Program for Medical Students

P.O. Box 850
500 University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033-0850
http://www.hmc.psu.edu/k30/home.html
(717) 531-6258 or (717) 531-7070
tal3@psu.edu
Director: Tom Lloyd, PhD

Degree Offered
Masters of Health Evaluation Sciences

Eligibility
Full time physicians at Hershey Medical Center

Duration
2 years

Thesis Requirement
Non-thesis option

Goals
Conduct independently-funded clinical research

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
295 John Morgan Building
3620 Hamilton Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6055

Graduate Training Programs in Epidemiology

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Blockley Hall, Room 928
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021
http://www.cceb.upenn.edu/main/education/epiGraduate.html
(215) 573-2382
slayton@cceb.med.upenn.edu
Director: John T. Farrar, MD, PhD

Degrees Offered
Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology (MSCE) degree program, Joint MD/MSCE degree program

Eligibility
Individuals admitted into either program must have an advanced degree in medicine, nursing, or another health-related field, from an accredited college or university. They also must have advanced clinical training in any specialty or subspecialty of medicine, or its equivalent in another health-related discipline.

Duration
2-3 years

Thesis Requirement
A student is expected to design a research project, write a formal research protocol, perform the study described in it, and prepare a comprehensive scholarly scientific paper reporting the results. Students present their thesis protocols at a special session of the CCEB Research Seminar.

Goals
This program is designed to:

• Promote clinical epidemiology research, both in the community and health care settings
• Serve as an interdisciplinary resource for clinical research throughout the Medical Center
• Educate the next generation of national and international leaders in clinical epidemiology and biostatistics
• Teach clinical epidemiology and critical appraisal of the medical literature to medical students, housestaff, and faculty at the University of Pennsylvania
• Promote a population and community perspective in the Medical Center
• Serve as a leader in disseminating research results and in interpreting research to policy-makers and the public
• Serve as a regional, national, and international resource for communities, universities, governments, and other organizations seeking guidance about issues of population medicine, public health, and the epidemiology of disease

Degree Programs in Biostatistics

Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB)
423 Guardian Drive, Room 615
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021
http://www.cceb.upenn.edu/education/
(215) 573-3881
afacciol@cceb.med.upenn.edu
Director: Daniel Heitjan, PhD

Degrees Offered
MS and PhD in Biostatistics

Eligibility
Information available at:
http://www.cceb.upenn.edu/education/bio-degree/admissions.php

Duration
MS: 2 years
PhD: 4-5 years

Thesis Requirement
MS: All MS students are required to participate in the Biostatistics Consulting Laboratory. In addition, each MS student must complete a Master's thesis, which typically involves conducting and reporting a comprehensive data analysis. The consulting laboratory will provide the basis for the MS thesis for most students. The consulting laboratory may be taken in either the fall or spring semester.
PhD: All PhD students must participate in the Biostatistics Consulting Workshop, typically during their first or second year. Each student will complete a comprehensive analysis of a dataset and report the results. The consulting workshop provides the basis of thesis projects for most students.

Goals
MS: The goal of the two-year MS degree program is to train students in the theory and applications of statistical methods, especially as applied to problems in the biomedical sciences.
PhD: The four- to five-year PhD program is aimed at training independent researchers in biostatistics applications and methodology.

University of Pittsburgh

4200 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Clinical Research Training Program (CRTP)

200 Meyran Avenue, Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
http://www.icre.pitt.edu/crtp
(412) 692-2686
crtp@pitt.edu
Director: Wishwa N. Kapoor, MD, MPH

Degree Offered
Master of Science in Clinical Research

Eligibility
Medical students, residents, fellows, and faculty

Duration
2-3 years

Thesis Requirement
University Standard Thesis, 2 submitted, peer-reviewed manuscripts or manuscripts qualified for submission, or a grant proposal which has been submitted or is qualified for submission.

Goals
The overall aim of the CRTP is to teach the skills necessary to design and conduct high quality clinical research involving human subjects. The curriculum provides a rigorous yet flexible training program in clinical research for a diverse set of participants. The career foci of the participants reflect diverse areas ranging from translational research to health care quality.