Education objectives
There is a great need for clinicians who can combine patient care and research. This Research Master uses an interdisciplinary blend of biostatistics, epidemiology, clinical trial design, medical informatics, and health services research, to prepare the students for a career in patient-oriented and translational research, as well as more traditional clinical investigation.
Programme objectives
- The student is able to translate a clinically relevant problem into a scientific research question.
- The student is able to translate a scientific research question into a research protocol and/or proposal which can be studied in clinical practice, choosing appropriate methodology for the specific setting and patient population.
- The student is able to conduct a systematic literature review of a clinical issue.
- The student has knowledge about quantitative methods and the ability to apply this knowledge in preparing, performing, analysing and interpreting research.
- The student understands core concepts of etiologic (causality), prognostic, diagnostic, prevention, and intervention research.
- The student has knowledge of regulations and ethical rules applicable to the fields of clinical research, and is able to apply this knowledge, e.g. in writing a protocol for a medical ethics approval or designing a study according to GCP regulations.
- The student is able to collaborate with fellow members of a research group in order to set up and conduct a research project, to collect data, and to analyse these data to draw conclusions.
- The student is able to write a draft manuscript or Master of Science thesis.
- The student is able to present the research findings in an engaging way with a specific focus on the clinical readership.
- The student is able to respond to criticism in a constructive and productive manner.
- The student is able to critically review and assess the relevance of scientific results.
- The student engages in personal and professional development.
Curriculum Overview
Research Master in Clinical Research – 120 EC points – 2022 - 2024 | |||||
Calendar | Course code | Course | ED | Regular programme | Erasmus MC medical |
Aug 2022 | ESP01 | Principles of Research in Medicine and Epidemiology | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 |
Aug 2022 | ESP11 | Methods of Public Health Research | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 |
Aug 2022 | ESP43 | Principles of Genetic Epidemiology | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 |
Aug 2022 | ESP61 | Social Epidemiology | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 |
Aug 2022 | ESP65 | Practice of Epidemiology Analysis | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 |
Aug 2022 | ESP70 | Fundamentals of Medical Decision Making | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 |
Aug 2022 | CK001 | Review of Mathematics and Introduction to Statistics | 1,0 | 1,0 | 1,0 |
Fall 2022 | CK010 | Study Design | 4,0 | 4,0 | 4,0 |
Fall 2022 | CK020 | Biostatistics I | 4,5 | 4,5 | 4,5 |
Fall 2022 | CK030 | Biostatistics II | 4,5 | 4,5 | 4,5 |
Fall 2022 | CK040 | Clinical Epidemiology | 3,0 | 3,0 | 3,0 |
Fall 2022 | CK050 | Principles of Public Health | 3,0 | 3,0 | 3,0 |
Jan 2023 | CK060 | Selected Topics in Epidemiology | 3,0 | 3,0 | 3,0 |
Fall 2022 | CK070 | Core competences exam | 1,0 | 1,0 | 1,0 |
Jan 2024 | CK080 | Core competences video | 1,0 | 1,0 | 1,0 |
Winter-spring 2024 | LLS02 | Scientific Writing in English for Publication | 2,0 | 2,0 | 2,0 |
Fall 2022-Jul 2024 | LLS03 | Personal Education Plan | 1,1 | 1,2 | 1,1 |
Fall 2022-Jul 2023 | LLS05 | Intervision | 0,4 | 0,4 | 0,4 |
Winter-spring 2023 | LLS06 | Scientific Integrity | 0,3 | 0,3 | 0,3 |
Fall 2022 | LLS07 | Intercultural Communication | 0,2 | 0,2 | 0,2 |
Sep 2023-Jul 2024 |
| Lifelong Learning Skills elective courses | 1,0 | 1,0 | 1,0 |
Fall 2022-Jul 2024 | RM-RES | Research | 65,8 | 65,8 |
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Fall 2022-Jul 2024 | RM-RES-MED | Research (medical students) | 63,8 |
| 63,8 |
After MSc Med | FE | Final Exam (medical students) | 2,0 |
| 2,0 |
Jan 2023-Aug 2024 |
| Elective courses* | 20,0 | 20,0 | 20,0 |
TOTAL EC points | 120,0 | 120,0 | |||
* Students are allowed to exceed the amount of elective EC points by max 2.8 EC
Year 1 = August 2022 until July 2023
Year 2 = August 2023 until August 2024