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Education:
Educational Program
Masters in Health Science Research
Mission. There are three goals of the Masters in Health Science Research Degree program: to conduct a full year of funded original research; to provide an opportunity for specialized courses and in-depth study of a specific discipline; to provide exposure to translational research and an multidisciplinary, team approach to problem-solving.
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Conduct original research. The centerpiece of the Masters in Health Sciences Research is a one-year research project funded by a competitive fellowship and supervised by a primary advisor and a two-person faculty committee. With a full year of research time students will have a sufficient opportunity to formulate specific hypothesis-driven questions and obtain, analyze, and interpret original data to address these hypotheses. Students will be closely mentored by their advisors and thesis committee, which will greatly enrich their experience and maximize their chances of success.
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Specialized courses and in-depth study of a particular discipline. Given the magnitude of the "core curriculum" in medical education, there is little time to pursue any topic in depth. Even students working on a thesis project have little time to learn about research methods and perspectives beyond the confines of their own project. A Masters degree year will provide the opportunity for students to delve beyond their immediate research project to explore a particular discipline in greater depth. The curriculum for this year varies somewhat by the Pathway chosen by the degree recipients.
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Exposure to basic, clinical, and applied research disciplines and methods. Although the age of translational research began several years ago, few trainees are comfortable melding basic and applied health sciences and research methods. In part, this is due to the current educational paradigm where students train either in basic science or clinical departments with little exposure to solving problems in a multidisciplinary manner, and in part, this is due to the complexity of research problems that involve diverse perspectives and approaches. An explicit educational goal of the Masters in Health Science Research is to expose students to a diverse range of basic, clinical, and applied perspectives in developing and addressing health science research questions.
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