MS in Clinical Research

The Graduate Program in Clinical Research offers a one-year, 30-credit MS degree. The Program combines a unique classroom experience in learning the fundamentals of conduct and design of clinical research, including practical training and experience, with professional observational potential in clinical research organizations. Applicants must possess a minimum of a BA or BS degree or equivalent. Part-time attendance is available over a two-year period for those who qualify.

Why Clinical Research?

Clinical Research is a component of healthcare science that focuses on the safety and efficacy of medications, diagnostics, and medical treatments in the human population. In order to address the complex medical and dental issues facing the US and international community, a trained clinical research workforce is critical to ensure that research is aligned with the highest scientific, ethical, and regulatory standards. There is a recognized need for trained clinical researchers: as of October 31, 2019, there were over 320,000 clinical trials worldwide, with approximately 49% non-US studies. (National Institute of Health Clinical Trials, http://clinicaltrials.gov).

Master's of Science in Clinical Research

The MS program in Clinical Research is designed to produce competent clinical researchers through a unique educational experience consisting of clinical research methodology, epidemiology and biostatistics, ethical and regulatory principles, and evidence-based healthcare. Students enrolled in the program come from varied professional backgrounds from across the world, including foreign and US-trained physicians and dentists, professionals in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, academicians and Ph.D.’s who plan to conduct clinical trials. Graduates of the MS program in Clinical Research have obtained positions in academia and industry as clinical research coordinators and site managers, and research scientists, and in government institutions or have pursued professional degrees in medicine, dentistry, and public health.

Program Faculty

The MS program is offered in the Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion and includes renowned faculty drawn from both academia and industry. Our faculty are experts in clinical research and consist of physicians, dentists, epidemiologists, and biostatisticians who bring a breadth of knowledge to the classroom experience.

Information for International Students

The graduate program in Clinical Research has a diverse student body. Each year, our classes are comprised of students from across the world. All international students are encouraged to apply as early as possible in the admissions cycle of the expected year of attendance (November through May 15th).

Upon acceptance in the program, all international students are required to submit their AFCOE (visa application) no later than May 15th of the year they wish to attend the program. AFCOE applications received after this date will be processed at the discretion of the program or, for the following academic year.

About NYU

Since its founding in 1831, NYU has been an innovator in higher education, reaching out to an emerging middle class, embracing an urban identity and professional focus, and promoting a global vision that informs its 19 schools and colleges.

Today, that trailblazing spirit makes NYU one of the most prominent and respected research universities in the world, featuring top-ranked academic programs and accepting fewer than one-in-five undergraduates. Anchored in New York City and with degree-granting campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai as well as 11 study away sites throughout the world, NYU is a leader in global education, with more international students and more students studying abroad than any other US university.

NYU students come from nearly every state and 133 countries, and the university draws upon the diverse backgrounds of our faculty, staff, and students, ensuring its scholarship and teaching benefit from a wide range of perspectives. NYU takes seriously its role as an engine of social mobility, and stands out among the top US universities in its representation of low-income and first-generation students within its community.

Now among the largest private universities in the US, NYU provides a rigorous, demanding education to more than 50,000 students and undertakes nearly $1 billion in research annually. It counts among its faculty recipients of the highest scholarly honors and is a top producer of patents and revenue from licensing among US universities. NYU has a vast network of alumni who have gone on to succeed across professions, from the sciences to the arts and government, throughout the world.

Department of Epidemiology & Health Promotion

The Resources, the Research, and the Evidence to Improve Oral Health Equity Locally and Globally

"Consequential" Epidemiology and Prevention

The Department of Epidemiology & Health Promotion is guided by "consequential" epidemiology, an approach that aims to deliver on the promise of science to sustainably improve oral health equity locally and globally. Faculty and researchers in the Department are engaged in solving the biggest oral public health problems, using the tools of epidemiology, statistics, dissemination, and implementation, economics, system improvement, and ethics.

Institutional Commitment to a Diverse and Inclusive Environment

Since the founding of New York University in 1831, the Institution has held a mission that is in and of the City and in and of the world. The College of Dentistry shares this philosophy and commitment to continually strive to foster a dynamic and rigorous teaching and learning environment that represents a diversity of perspectives, experiences, and approaches to engage in ongoing systematic and focused efforts to attract and retain students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds, and to systematically evaluate comprehensive strategies to further enhance the institutional climate for diversity. The College has a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion within the structure, curriculum, and institutional climate of the College, and works intentionally across the many areas of the institution to provide resources, programs, and support services that help to cultivate and maintain an educational environment that is inclusive of divergent backgrounds and historically underrepresented groups across the areas of race, ethnicity, culture, age, religion, ability, sexual orientation, gender and gender identity, socioeconomic status, national origin, and educational background.

NYU Dentistry articulates its expectations regarding diversity across its academic community in the context of local and national responsibilities through its mission statement, "to partner with students in achieving academic excellence, providing the best oral health care, and engaging in research, scholarship, and creative endeavors to improve the health of the highly diverse populations in New York City and around the world."