Doctor of Applied Clinical Research
The primary goal of the Ph.D. Program in Applied Clinical Research is to provide rigorous research training for health professionals aspiring to pursue careers as independent clinician investigators in academic institutions, government agencies, and the private sector.
The program is designed to provide research training in patient-oriented research and clinically relevant basic/translational research for graduate-level health care professionals (holding a minimum of a master’s degree).
All coursework is constructed to provide the skills necessary to develop into an independent clinician scientist, with the curriculum largely focused on experimental design, methodology, and biostatistical analyses.
This innovative program, the first of its kind in Texas, has been created as a multidisciplinary collaboration between the School of Health Professions, the Medical School, and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
As one of the world’s foremost research institutions, UT Southwestern fosters “no-fence” multidisciplinary research and rigorous scientific training in both basic and clinical research. The Ph.D. Program in Applied Clinical Research takes advantage of existing local expertise in the clinical/basic sciences and patient care, as well as the wealth of research resources available at the institution. Students will be involved in cutting-edge research with direct application to patient care. The program requires students to complete 48 hours of coursework, with dissertation.