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Outcomes Implementation Track

The Outcomes Implementation track is an ideal choice for those interested in assessing the quality and effectiveness of health care interventions, as measured by their impact on key health outcomes, including survival, morbidity, quality of life, and functional status. It will also attract those interested in how to best implement evidence-based interventions and policies in clinical practice. Students in the Outcomes Implementation track will learn the fundamentals of research design and analytical methods, including observational studies, clinical trials, decision analysis, and cost-effectiveness analysis. Through coursework and mentored research, they will develop the skills to design and implement studies that offer critical comparisons of health outcomes of different health care interventions.

Coursework

Year 1 coursework for the Outcomes Implementation track encompasses 24-27 credits depending on citizenship/visa status and includes:

Fall

  • Biostatistics for Biomedical Research
  • Spectrum of Methods in Clinical Research I
  • Computational Tools for Clinical Research

Spring 1

  • Applied Linear Models I
  • Professionalism and Ethical Issues in Clinical Research
  • Spectrum of Methods in Clinical Research II

Spring 2

  • Applied Linear Models II
  • Spectrum of Methods in Clinical Research III
  • Grant Writing

Year 2 coursework for the Outcomes Implementation track encompasses 14-17 credits and includes:

Fall

  • Clinical and Translational Research Journal Club and Seminar Series I
  • Integrative Problem Solving in Clinical and Translational Research I
  • Tools in Qualitative Research in Clinical and Translational Science*
  • Probability and Inference I

Spring 1

  • Clinical and Translational Research Journal Club and Seminar Series II
  • Integrative Problem Solving in Clinical and Translational Research II

Spring 2

  • Applied Analysis of Healthcare Databases
  • Clinical and Translational Research Journal Club and Seminar Series III
  • Integrative Problem Solving in Clinical and Translational Research III
  • Meta-Analysis and Systematic Reviews for Clinical Research*
  • Introduction to Health Survey Research Methods

*Students should take at least one of either Tools in Qualitative Research in Clinical and Translational Science or Meta-Analysis and Systematic Reviews for Clinical Research. Students on F-1 visas required to be enrolled full-time may take these courses in Year 1.