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

MRes in Clinical Research (Pathway in Translational Medicine) - Academic Year 2012-2013The programme has been deliberately designed to cover a broad spectrum of clinical specialitiesincluding oncology, metabolic medicine, cardiovascular medicine, and neuroscience. While allstudents will be required to follow this broad curriculum, the opportunity to specialise in a particulararea will be provided through the research project.Students who successfully complete the course will have knowledge and understanding of:How new interventions with therapeutic potential are assessed in humans (volunteers andpatients).Patient safety assessment.Good Clinical Practice.The critical pathway for drug development.Clinical trial design.Common statistical techniques.The essential facts, concepts, principles and theories relevant to the student’s theme ofsubsequent research.Management and communication skills, including problem solving, project design, decisionprocesses, teamwork, written and oral reports and scientific publications.The skills will be developed through:Four teaching modules that will cover both core and more specialised topics.Regular teaching days on elected topics and skills.Hands-on clinical research experience.Dedicated training in core transferable skills including preclinical and research disseminationskills.A major research project over the duration of the programme.The course is structured along two complementary lines: the lecture programme and individualstudent research projects within research laboratories with diverse research interestsGraduates of this course will have an awareness of clinical experimental medicine and translationalresearch, which provides an ideal background to students who wish to pursue a PhD and a career ina clinical research environment.A list of course readings is appended at the back of this handbook.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This handbook is designed to provide students with key information on the MRes in Clinical Researchoffered by the Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine.Please note that all dates are valid for the academic year 2012-13 and are subject to change. Pleasecheck your Imperial College email regularly to ensure that you are up to date with any changes. Youshould retain this handbook for future reference.http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/students5