UAMS Graduate School Clinical and Translational Sciences (CTS) Certificate Program
Physicians that join the Hematology and Oncology Fellowship have the opportunity to obtain the CTS certificate with courses specifically designed for them in mind. All students are required to take Biostatistics I (BIOS 5103) and 4 credit hours of research (IBSD 5101). They also need 6 credit hours of electives.
CTS Master of Science (36 credits)
Course Number, Course Name, Credit Hours
CTS Year 1 – Semester 1 (12 credits):
- BIOS 5013, Biostatistics I, 3 credits [CORE]
- EPID 5112, Epidemiology, 3 credits [CORE]
- BMIG 5002, Biomedicine for Informaticists, 3 credits [CORE]
- PCOL 5120, Scientific Communications & Ethics III, 1 credit [CORE]
- IBSD 5802, MS-CTS Mentored Research, 2 credits
CTS Year 1 – Semester 2 (10 credits):
- REGS 5107, Design & Mgmt Clinical Trials, 3 credits [CORE]
- PCOL 5121, Scientific Communications & Ethics IV, 1 credit [CORE]
- IBSD 6103, Seminar, 1 credit
- IBSD 5802, MS-CTS Mentored Research, 2 credits
- Elective, 3 credits (could be variable depending on course from Group A, B, or C below)
CTS Year 2 – Semester 1 (6-8 credits):
- IBSD 5802, MS-CTS Mentored Research, 2 credits
- Elective, 4-6 credits (could be variable depending on course from Group A, B, or C below)
CTS Year 2 – Semester 2 (6-8 credits):
- IBSD 5803, MS-CTS Capstone, 6 credits (non-thesis MS) or IBSD 5106, Thesis (thesis option)
- Elective, 0-2 credits (open to all graduate courses)
Electives:
Group A – Clinical Study, Practice, Management, and Regulation Courses (Minimum of 3 credits required)
- PSGP 5121, U.S. Healthcare System, 3 credits
- REGS 6101, Good Regulatory Practices, 3 credits
- REGS 6013, Principles of Food and Drug Regulations, 3 credits
Group B – Study Design and Research Method Courses (Minimum of 3 credits required)
- EPID 5322, Epidemiology II, 3 credits
- EPID 5224, Clinical Epidemiology, 3 credits
- CSDP 6101, Advanced Research Methods Theory, 3 credits
- HBHE 5105, Introduction to Research Methods in Public Health, 3 credits
- NPHD 5101, Research Methodology, 3 credits
- HBHE 5325, Survey Research Methods, 3 credits
- HPMT 6303 / PSGP 5118, Applied Research Methods using Retrospective Data Resources, 3 credits
- HPMT 6313, Advanced Methods in Health Services Research, 3 credits
Group C – Required Computation Courses (Minimum of 1 credit)
- BIOS 5111, Biostatistics Computing with R1, 1 credit
- BIOS 5213, Biostatistics Computing with SAS I, 3 credits
- BMIG 5003, Computational Methods for Informaticists, 3 credits
- BMIG 5211, Scientific Data Visualizations, 3 credits
- HPMT 5334, Data Visualization for Healthcare Analytics, 3 credits
- HPMT 5335, Data Mining in Healthcare, 3 credits
CTS Doctor of Philosophy (72 credits)
Ph.D. students take the same required Core curriculum and Group A, B, and C curriculum as MS, in addition to additional Research Area Electives. They also substitute a Dissertation for a Thesis and take a minimum of 4 credits of Seminar.
CTS Certificate (13 Credits)
Certificate students are required to take Biostatistics I (BIOS 5013) and 4 credit hours of research (IBSD 5101). They also need 6 credit hours of electives.
Curriculum for MS and Ph.D. Students
| Course Category | Credits – MS | Credits – Ph.D. |
|---|---|---|
| Core | 14 | 14 |
| Seminar | 1 | less than or equal to 4 (max 10) |
| Research | 6 | 12 – 18 |
| Group A | 3 | 3 |
| Group B | 3 | 3 |
| Group C | 1 – 3 | 1 – 3 |
| Research Area Elective * | 0 | 9 |
| Thesis/Dissertation | 6 | 18 |
| Elective | 0 – 2 | 0 – 2 |
| Total | 36 | 72 |