{"id":2,"date":"2023-11-22T20:54:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T20:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/clinical-biomedical-and-translational-investigations-ms-program\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-09-03T11:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:42:09","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/clinical-translational-research-ms-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Science in Clinical Translational Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary has-image fifty-fifty horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            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This program is designed for medical students, fellows, health professionals, faculty members, and scientists who are involved in clinical research. The goal is to equip participants with the skills needed to translate discoveries in clinical, biomedical, and technological fields into advancements in population-based, clinical, or basic science research.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provides rigorous training in clinical research methods, study design, and data analysis to support evidence-based investigation<\/li>\n<li>Designed for medical students, fellows, health professionals, faculty, and scientists actively engaged in clinical research<\/li>\n<li>Prepares participants to translate clinical, biomedical, and technological discoveries into advances in population-based, clinical, or basic science research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"form-wrapper\">\n              <span class=\"form-title\">Request Information<\/span>\n      \n      \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--embed\">\n\n    \n  <script src=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/jsform\/243055493774060\"><\/script>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-livspf6uuD\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-livspf6uuD\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Curriculum at a Glance<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-livspf6uuD\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-livspf6uuD\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Graduation requires the completion of a minimum of 29 units, of which a minimum of 15 units are didactic course credits taken in the first year (including summer sessions).<\/p>\n<p>The remaining units are directed to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Electives<\/li>\n<li>PM 594a Master\u2019s Thesis; PM 594b\u00a0Master\u2019s Thesis\u00a0(4 units) taken in the second year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The equivalent of one year of full-time effort must be devoted to research leading to a master\u2019s thesis. 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