Provides fundamental knowledge to promote understanding of the process of bringing discoveries to the bedside and then to the population, providing a fundamental basis for clinical and translational science.

Provides understanding of medical statistics for clinicians; clinical and biomedical researchers to read and interpret literature.

Presents history, organization and planning, rationale for methods, limits, and ethics in conducting clinical trials.

Designed to train clinical and translational researchers to communicate their research effectively to expert audiences and community members, and creates opportunities for training in scientific writing, presenting scientific talks, or doing job interviews. Recommended elective for all MS-BATS students.

Provides participants with the clinical presentation, biology, and treatment of skin disease. At the completion of the course, attendees are able to identify gaps in research and clinical care of skin diseases.

Provides participants with a basic understanding of the structure and function of skin and the latest advances in skin biology.

Students present their current research or a topic of interest and are exposed to diverse projects in the biomedical and translational science arena.

Master’s thesis research and writing with Biomedical and Translational Science faculty.

Covers major frameworks and concepts of ethics in public health research as well as human subject protection issues.

Independent research with Biomedical and Translational Science faculty. Capstone option for students who do not choose the thesis option.