Clinical and Translational Therapeutics MS

The only pharmacy school based program of its kind in the country, our MS in Clinical and Translational Therapeutics provides a valuable opportunity to be involved in research and training to combat disease. The program offers hands-on research training and the experiences necessary for students seeking clinical positions in hospitals, pharmaceutical industry, and regulatory agencies. The mission of this innovative degree program is to develop a pipeline of future clinical and translational research leaders through cutting edge scientific discoveries focused on therapeutic individualization and optimization to improve patient care.

Reasearch Areas:

Clinical Trials - trial design and analysis from phase 1 to 4
Pharmacotherapy - pharmacotheraputics clinical research, to optimize medication therapy focusing on patient outcomes, safety, and toxicity.
Translational Pharmacology -Simulation and translational in silico modeling
Experimental Therapeutics - Advancing the science of human pharmacology in laboratory
Pharmaceutical Outcomes - Pharmaceutical health services research, pharmacoepidemiology and outcomes research

Required Core (7 credits)

PHM 551LEC - Clinical Research Methods Credits: 2
PHM 552LEC - Clinical Research 2 Credits: 2
PHM 553LEC - Translational Biometry Credits: 1
PHM 554LEC - Seminar Credits: 1 (taken 2 times)

Required Research Rotations (15 credits)

PHM 535LEC - Clinical and Translational Therapeutics Research Rotation Credits: 3
Which will include 5 sections of PHM 535 :
- PHM 535LEC - Experimental Pharmacology Credits: 3
- PHM 535LEC - Clinical Trial Design Credits: 3
- PHM 535LEC - Pharmacotherapy Credits: 3
- PHM 535LEC - Health Services Research and Pharmacoepidemiology Credits: 3
- PHM 535LEC - Translational Pharmacology Credits: 3

Electives (2 credits)

PHC 516LEC - Pharmacogenomics Molec. Approa Credits: 1-2
PHC 531LEC - Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacod Credits: 4
PHM 500LEC - The US Health Care System, Informatics and Quality Improvement Credits: 3
PHM 508LEC - Biostatistics and Drug Literature Evaluation Credits: 2
PHM 613LEC - Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmacoepidemiology Credits: 2
PHM 849TUT - Elective 3-Patnt/NonPatnt Care Credits: 6
MT 526LEC - Technical Communications for the Scientific Professional Credits: 3
PMY 527LEC - Modern Approaches to Drug Discovery Credits: 2
STA 503LEC - Introduction to Applied Statistics I Credits: 3
STA 526LEC - Design and Analysis of Clinical Experiments Credits: 3
STA 527LEC - Statistical Analysis I Credits: 3

Culminating Experience: Project (6 credits)

PHC 615TUT - Research Credits: 1 - 18
PHC 616TUT - Research Credits: 1 - 18

Total Credit Hours: 30

3.0 Degree GPA required

SED Statement

This program is officially registered with the New York State Education Department (SED).