Clinical Research, Certificate

Study design, biostatistics, data management, scientific communication and the ethical, legal and regulatory issues in clinical research.

The 12-credit post-baccalaureate certificate in Clinical Research program provides training in the core competencies of clinical research including study design, biostatistics, data management, scientific communication and the ethical, legal and regulatory issues in clinical research.

Clinicians and scientists who wish to work in clinical research often need additional didactic training in order to gain analytic skills that are not covered in their health professional or graduate education.

Certificate Program Details

Details, Dates & Deadlines

Program Details

Class Format

In-Person

Program Location

University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus

Program Length

9 months

Credits to Complete

Cost/Credit Hour

In State: $802
Out of State: $1,354

Online application
$75 application fee
Official transcripts
300–500 word essay
Proof of English language proficiency
CV or resume

Dates & Deadlines

Priority Deadline: March 1
Fall Deadline: May 15

Meet Your Faculty
Our GPILS programs consist of faculty in the basic science and clinical departments of the School of Medicine, School of Dentistry, School of Nursing, and a wide array of internationally recognized organized research centers and institutes on campus including the Center for Vaccine Development, the Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases, the Institute for Genome Science, the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, and the Institute of Human Virology, in addition to collaborations with the other University of Maryland campuses.
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