Coursework

Course work for the M.S. requires authorship of an original manuscript of publishable quality for one of the following:

  • Peer-reviewed journal or authorship of a grant proposal for a National Institutes of Health (NIS) career award (e.g., K23, K08, K01, R01, R03, R21)
  • Veterans Administration Career Award
    • R03 proposals completed for EPID:6110 Grant Writing for Clinical Investigators do not count toward this requirement. 

Original research manuscript requirements
  • Minimum of 2,500 words
  • Must include a structured abstract with the following elements:
    • Introduction that frames the research question
    • Description of methodology for study design
    • Sampling
    • Data collection strategies and sources
    • Description of data elements and data analysis
    • Description of study results
    • A discussion section that describes the relationship of current findings to prior relevant research, the clinical and policy implications of the findings, and methodological limitations.

 

Curriculum

The M.S. in Translational Biomedicine requires the following course work:

Course List
CodeTitleHours
TBM:5000Translational Biomedical Research9
TBM:5001Introduction to Translational Biomedicine3
TBM:5002Critical Thinking and Communication: Study Design and Commercialization1
TBM:5003Critical Thinking and Communication: Scientific Writing and Presentation Strategies1
TBM:5004Critical Thinking and Communication: Career Development and the Funding Process1
TBM:5005TBM Critical Thinking and Communication: Leadership, Team Science, and Mentoring1
BIOS:4120Introduction to Biostatistics3
BIOS:5120 

or

EPID:5241		Regression Modeling and ANOVA in the Health Sciences 

OR

Statistical Methods in Epidemiology		3-4
EPID:4400Epidemiology I: Principles3
EPID:6950Clinical Research Ethics2
Electives 6
Total Hours 33-34