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The goal of the Scholars in Clinical Science Program is to provide superior, coordinated didactic and practical training for individuals interested in careers in translational investigation (human physiology, pathophysiology, and genetics), human pharmacology, and clinical trials.
Scholars in Clinical Science Training Program
The Scholars in Clinical Science Program (SCSP) is a two-year post-graduate training program in clinical investigation. The SCSP consists of formal didactic coursework, a longitudinal seminar series, and a mentored clinical research project. Trainees who successfully complete the program are awarded a Master of Medical Sciences degree from Harvard Medical School.
The SCSP was established to address the critical need for formal training in clinical research, which is vital to the advancement of scientific knowledge and the development of improved treatments for human disease. The goal of the SCSP is to provide superior, coordinated didactic and practical training for individuals interested in careers in translational investigation (human physiology, pathophysiology, and genetics), human pharmacology, and clinical trials. The program prepares trainees to be effective leaders of complex research groups, academic departments, academic medical centers, or industrial or managed care groups.
Our academic year begins the first week of July and runs through the end of April. The curriculum during Year 1 is devoted mainly to didactic coursework. During this time the student begins the pursuit of a mentor-based clinical research project. Effort in the second year is focused primarily on the clinical research project. Also in Year 2, the trainee participates in a course in management skills at Harvard Business School. At the conclusion of the Program, the student submits a thesis, which can take the form of either a traditional master's thesis or two original research papers of publishable quality on which the student is first author.
Program Directors:
Paul R. Conlin, M.D.
Program Director
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
617-732-5661
E-mail
Lauren Dewey Platt, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Harvard Medical School
617-432-1387
E-mail
For more information and application materials, please go to: http://www.scsp.med.harvard.edu