Clinical Science
“Training the Next Generation of Clinician Scientists”
What's New
Changes in PhD Course Requirements
Please visit the PhD overview page to see the changes in course requirements.
CLSC Award Recipients
Please download this document to see our award winners.
Master’s Program in Clinical Science (MSCS)
We believe the optimal educational experience results from students taking advantage of the close mentoring available in the degree programs, which allow students to take the didactic coursework and move it into an applied, mentored project resulting in a formal degree. We encourage all prospective students interested in this type of clinical training to apply to one of the following masters’ programs:
- MSCS – Clinical Science
More Info - MSPH – Public Health
More Info - MBA in Health Administration (Information Technology Track)
More Info
For additional information, contact Lori Stepp (303-398-1657, steppl@njc.org).
About Us
This innovative program is designed for qualified individuals who are interested in obtaining either a Ph.D. (doctoral) or Master's degree in Clinical Science. The primary applicant audience includes those having earned a health sciences graduate degree or a health care professional degree (e.g., physicians, MSPH graduates, biostatisticians, epidemiologists, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists).
The overall goal of the University of Colorado Denver (UCD) Graduate Program in Clinical Science (CLSC) is to improve the educational experience for highly motivated physicians and other health care professionals by providing a formal, structured, and rigorous educational program in clinical investigation, health services research, or health information technology. These three fields of clinical science are important areas of study in the evolving national health care environment. Graduates will have a higher level of knowledge about state of the art research methods and be better able to compete for grant funding and health care job opportunities.
Mission:
To offer our students optimal education and training in clinical science
Vision:
Provide state-of-the-art teaching methods, outreach, materials, and opportunities to educate/train students as pioneering future scientists.
Values:
Students are our customers whose goal will be to research and provide optimal patient heath-care in the present/future. Therefore, the Clinical Science Program and our team will be responsible:
To optimize present/future patient care and health through teaching:
- ethical conduct of human research
- to perform literature searches and using evidence based medicine
- to interpret valuable statistics
- to setup and conduct research studies
- health information technology
- disease management
- epidemiology
- research methods
- how to assess clinical outcomes
- how to write manuscripts for publication
- how to write and submit grant proposals
- clinical investigation
To optimize student/participant relationships with faculty/industry by:
- mentorship on projects/papers/research
- job opportunities
- funding
- letters of support
- awards and recognition
- dinners and social events
- conferences/seminars
- stipends