Program Objectives

Vanderbilt University’s MSCI Program will:

Train investigators in the techniques and processes utilized in clinical and translational research.

Provide trainees, through didactic courses and a mentored experience in clinical investigation, a strong foundation in the core skills and methods necessary for success in clinical and translational research. Such skills include the following:

• Biostatistics and experimental design
• Biomedical ethics
• Issues in the drug discovery process
• Data management
• Medical and grant writing, and
• Scientific communication skills

Strengthen Vanderbilt’s pre-eminent leadership role in the development of future leaders in clinical and translational research.

Benefit society by training and nurturing biomedical scientists whose efforts will improve human health.