MRes Translational Medicine Academic year 2012/2013 Division of ...

MRes in Clinical Research (Pathway in Translational Medicine) - Academic Year 2012-2013The PrinciplesYou may be aware that the government’s White Paper, Students at the Heart of the System,published in June 2011, endorsed the recommendation made by a national Student Charter WorkingGroup that each institution should have a student charter, or similar high level statement, to set outthe mutual expectations of universities and students.At its June 2012 meeting the Senate approved a Student Charter for the College, entitled OurPrinciples, and agreed that this would be launched during summer 2012. The Principles weredeveloped by a College Working Group including representatives of all Faculties and undergraduateand postgraduate students.The Principles define the guiding principles of the College community and cover all students, bothundergraduate and postgraduate. They are not a legal contract but rather an easily accessible,concise source of information and a clear display of staff, student and ICU collaboration. ThePrinciples display the signatures of the College’s President & Rector and the ICU President. They willbe reviewed annually by the Quality Assurance Advisory Committee.The Principles are available at: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/students/ourprinciplesEach Principle is accompanied by ‘drop-down’ text, which elaborates upon the overarchingstatements and provides links to further information. The Principles will also be made available tostudents on Imperial Mobile shortly.Teaching and AssessmentThe taught element of the course is assessed by 3 exams covered in 4 modules (set across 4 fullweeks across the year)The lecture programme –The teaching structure will consist of 4 taught modules, each covered in 5-day blocks of lectures. Theremaining time will be allocated to projects and self-study.The first 3 core modules will be compulsory for all MRes pathways. The fourth module will differ foreach MRes pathway and will provide specialist knowledge in the chosen discipline. Topics covered inlectures will be reflected in the end of module exams.Lectures will cover the principles of drug and biomarker discovery, clinical trial design andmanagement, the role of biomarkers and surrogate endpoints, emerging technologies in medicalresearch, clinical investigation paradigms, research governance and medical statistics. Lectures andpractical sessions will be complemented by tutorials, journal clubs, student presentations andquestion and answer sessions.In addition to the marked exams, students will be required to submit some additional informativework including presentations, posters, regular project progress reports and invited to attend keyconferences and talks.15