The curriculum includes structured didactic techniques that are complemented with hands-on experience in clinical research methodology. The set of required courses has been carefully designed to provide some level of reinforcement without redundancy.

CLRES 2005 Computer Methods in Clinical Research
CLRES 2010 Clinical Research Methods
CLRES 2020/Other graduate level statistics course
CLRES 2050 Ethics and Responsibility Conduct of Research
PHARM 3067* Clinical Pharmacy Environments
CLRES 2021 Regression and ANOVA
CLRES 2022 Logistic Regression

*Only required for students in the School of Pharmacy with no prior clinical experience.

To help cultivate a greater sense of community and enhance engagement among our students, please note that the following courses are held in-person: CLRES 2005, CLRES 2010, and CLRES 2020.

Each student in the Certificate in CTS program is assigned a Certificate Program adviser. Their adviser not only helps students select the most appropriate courses for each term, but also provides individualized guidance on the translational aspects of the student’s doctoral research. Depending on a student’s progress in their doctoral training, their adviser could: 1) help the student select their MS/PhD mentoring committee (and potentially serve on it), 2) guide the development of specific translational components of the student’s research, or 3) provide aid to those in basic science as they derive implications of their research on health care practice.

Tuition and Fees

Information regarding tuition and mandatory University Fees is maintained by the University of Pittsburgh Office of Institutional Research.

Financial Aid

The Institute for Clinical Research Education does not provide financial aid. Unless students have other funding sources, they are responsible for covering the tuition costs, taxes, and fees associated with their course enrollment.