Graduate Program in Clinical Investigation

Among the graduate programs offered at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison is clinical investigation.

Housed in the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR), the Graduate Program in Clinical Investigation (GPCI) includes an MS, PhD and a PhD minor. The focus of the GPCI is to provide physicians, clinical scientists and other health care professionals the knowledge and skills needed to conduct and translate basic science discoveries into clinical applications through patient (human or animal)-oriented research — or what is commonly known as "from bench to bedside."

Patient-oriented research includes:

• The study of disease
• Therapeutic interventions
• Development of new technologies
• Clinical trials

The Institute for Clinical and Translational Research has joined with its academic partners to develop and offer the Graduate Program in Clinical Investigation. The UW School of Medicine and Public Health, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine and the College of Engineering are represented in the curriculum and are joined by the Marshfield Clinic on the Faculty Governance Committee overseeing the graduate program.

The curriculum will provide a solid foundation in research methods and analysis, including biostatistics, study design, and ethical and responsible conduct. Through electives and a research requirement students will pursue their own area of specialization in patient-oriented clinical research.

The new program will welcome as students individuals pursuing a research career in academia, industry, at research institutes, or with health or regulatory agencies.

Highly desirable preparation for the clinical investigation graduate program includes health professional degrees such as MD, DVM, PharmD, PhD or BSN.

With active clinicians expected as students in the program, both full- and part-time enrollment will be available with the goal to offer courses at times and via technology to accommodate the schedules of busy professionals.