Clinical Trials
Objective
The Clinical Trials concentration prepares scholars to:
- Describe the major study designs used in clinical trials.
- Explain key similarities and differences between various clinical trial designs.
- Evaluate clinical research questions and determine which trial design would best answer a given study question, keeping feasibility in mind.
- Write clinical trial protocols based on their own research questions of interest.
- Critique novel clinical trial designs in development, such as n-of-1 and adaptive trials.
Concentration leader
Nathan P. Staff, M.D., Ph.D.
CCaTS contact
ccatseducprog@mayo.edu
Required credits
| Course number |
Course title |
Credits |
| CTSC 5025 |
Introduction to Regulatory Science |
1 |
| CTSC 5650 |
Advanced Statistics in Clinical and Translational Research: Survival Analysis With Statistical Software |
1 |
| CTSC 5720 |
Clinical Trials: Design and Conduct |
1 |
| Choose two credits of the following: |
| CTSC 5070 |
Introduction to Community Engagement |
1 |
| CTSC 5080 |
Introduction to Health Disparities |
1 |
| CTSC 5640 |
Advanced Statistics in Clinical and Translational Research: Logistic Regression With Statistical Software |
1 |
| CTSC 5761 |
Evidence-Based Medicine for Clinical Researchers |
1 |
| CTSC 5770 |
Diagnostic Testing Strategies |
1 |
| CTSC 5820 |
Introduction to Survey Research
NOTE: Excluded if taken as a foundational credit |
1 |
|
Total |
5 |