Programs
Training and development programs at UT Southwestern support researchers at every stage of their journey, from those just getting started with research to experienced researchers with career development awards. Explore your options below.
Dean’s Scholars in Clinical Research
Who it’s for: Physician-scientists (M.D. or D.O. who may have Ph.D. or master's degrees)
The UT Southwestern Dean’s Scholar in Clinical Research program provides promising early career faculty with financial resources, career guidance, research training, and protected research time to facilitate their development as successful clinical physician scientists. The goal is to provide transitional support to allow these faculty with an opportunity to launch their independent research careers.
- Program Details
Candidates must be nominated by a clinical department at UTSW.
Scholar Eligibility
- Physician-scientists (M.D. or D.O. who may have Ph.D. or master's degrees)
- Applicants must have a faculty appointment at UTSW at the award start date. However, promising individuals may be nominated during the final year of training at UTSW or an outside institution as part of their recruitment.
- Applicants within 5 years of completion of training are preferred, but exceptions can be made in special circumstances. Applicants must be eligible to have at least 50% protected time for research and career development but are not required to be on a specific track.
- Nominations for the program are made by the chair and division chief (if applicable) from the applicant’s primary appointment.
- Successful applicants have a demonstrable track record of dedication to a career in translational, clinical, or community focused research and commitment to developing applications for NIH funding.
- Those who have held or currently hold a K-type NIH CDA or equivalent award (institutional, society, foundation, or other funding source) are not eligible.
- Those who have held or currently hold R01 or equivalent funding from another source as a PI are not eligible.
If you are not certain regarding eligibility, please CRAadmin@UTSouthwestern.edu and include a detailed description of the funding mechanism in the email.
Clinical Research Foundations Program
Who it’s for: All clinical researchers
Quickly learn the fundamentals of conducting clinical research at UT Southwestern. Clinical Research Foundations introduces new and/or newly hired clinical researchers to the concepts and skills necessary to be successful in their role.
- Program Details
The Clinical Research Foundations curriculum is based on core competencies created by the Joint Task Force for Clinical Trial Competency (JTF), an international team of investigators, educators, and clinical research professionals. UT Southwestern has adopted the JTF framework and modified it to provide an education on conducting safe, ethical, and high-quality clinical research. The curriculum consists of two discrete but complementary programs:
- Clinical Research Foundations Training: an online, self-paced course completed through the CITI training platform. This course is either assigned as a mandatory requirement by the Office of Clinical Research (OCR) or individuals can enroll for their own personal enrichment.
- Clinical Research Foundations Mentoring: an interactive program pairing new researchers with an experienced clinical research professional. Individuals will be assigned to this program by the OCR and invites will be sent via email.
Upon completion of both programs, researchers will receive a certificate of completion from the Office of Clinical Research. If you have any questions about the programs, please email us.
Workshops
Research Support and Mentoring
“This is a spectacular course for anyone new to research and those who’ve been in clinical research for many years as a refresher. Loved it.”
“I am understanding more and more every week and every mentor meeting I have. Training and learning definitely takes time but I feel this program is helping me accelerate this process.”
“At the end of our session, the mentee was like… ‘I think there was a reason why I was meant to meet you.’”
Formal Degree-Granting Programs at UT Southwestern
Boost your career or reignite your passion for research with a master’s, a certificate, or a Ph.D.
- Program Details
Master of Science, Graduate Certificate, or Ph.D. in Clinical Investigation
Accelerate your career by gaining the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to succeed in academic or industry careers in clinical and translational research.
- Curriculum includes clinical research design, biostatistics and data analysis, scientific writing and communication, and career development
- Can be personalized to the learner's specific research goals, ultimately preparing each graduate to plan and conduct their own clinical and translational research program
- Courses include research training, financial planning, leadership, and career development
Learn more about the master’s program.
Certificate Programs
Delve deeper into public health and clinical and translational research topics through our unique nondegree certificate programs. One-year certificate programs can help you take the next step in your public health and research careers.
Programs include:
- Graduate Certificate in Public Health
- Geospatial Public Health Certificate
- Health Care and Public Health Quality Improvement Certificate
- Clinical Investigation Certificate
Learn more about the certificate programs.
Ph.D. in Public Health Program
Hone skills, work alongside world-renowned experts, and emerge as an innovative thought leader in the field by earning a Ph.D. in public health.
Concentrations include:
- Applied Epidemiology
- Clinical Investigation
- Health Economics and Policy
- Health Data Sciences
- Social and Behavioral Sciences