CTS Pathway BIME 525: Designing & Developing Clinical & Translational Research

CTS Pathway BIME 525: Designing & Developing Clinical & Translational Research

CTS Pathway: Designing and Developing Clinical & Translational Research for Winter 2026 is intended for first year medical students pursuing the Clinical & Translational Science Pathway.

This course introduces the fundamental concepts of designing & developing clinical & translational research projects.

Starting with the research cycle, the course will explore how to develop a research question, testable hypothesis & research plan. The course will examine how to determine a study population, measurements & controls. It will also look at various study types from the point of view of someone who is seeking to conduct research.

The assignments are intended to serve as the basis of a project proposal that will be built upon in subsequent courses within the pathway.

This project is intended to fulfill the Independent Investigative Inquiry (III) requirement under the Scholarship of Discovery track.