Graduate certificate program in Translational Biomedical Science Research
The 1.5 year Graduate Certificate Program in Translational Science aims to enrich basic science training by providing McGill graduate students with:
- a mix of medical-style coursework crafted specifically for graduate students
- an immersive clinical experience with a one-on-one mentor,
- and engagement with the broader translational network at McGill.
It is designed for McGill students in the STEM fields and intended to be completed concurrently with their graduate program.
Winter 2024 Application Deadline: November 15th, 2023.
For step by step instructions on the application process, please refer to our Program Website in the top right corner.
Curriculum
The coursework starts in the winter semester with an existing course at McGill: Foundations of Translational Science (FMED 525).
In the following year, students enroll in a year-long Fundamentals of Disease Therapy course (PHAR 522), in which clinicians are invited to teach 3 week modules covering one organ system – its normal function, associated diseases, and state-of-the-art treatments.
Concurrently, students are paired with a clinical mentor in their chosen area of focus and interface with patients who suffer from the disease they study (PHAR 524). They will also take part in discussion groups where they process their experience with their peers.
The program will also include recurring seminars and other networking events with clinical mentors, industry partners, and MD & MD-PhD students.
Course descriptions
See full course descriptions below:
- FMED 525: Foundations of Translational Science
- PHAR 522 D1 and PHAR 522 D2: Fundamentals of Disease Therapy
- PHAR 524: Clinical Mentorship
Complementary Courses (3 credits)
3 credits from the following:
Note: approval is required to substitute a complementary course with the Faculty Lead Dr. Terry Hébert: terence.hebert [at] mcgill.ca
- BMDE 655 Biomedical Clinical Trials - Medical Devices (3 credits)
- EPIB 507 Biostats for Health Sciences (3 credits)
- EXMD 617 Workshop in Clinical Trials 1 (1 credit)
- EXMD 618 Workshop in Clinical Trials 2 (1 credit)
- EXMD 619 Workshop in Clinical Trials 3 (1 credit)
- EXMD 620 Clinical Trials and Research 1 (1 credit)
- EXMD 633 Clinical Aspects of Research in Respiratory Diseases (3 credits)
- EXMD 640 Experimental Medicine Topic 1 (3 credits)
- PHAR 508 Drug Discovery and Development 3 (3 credits)
- PPHS 529 Global Environmental Health and Burden of Disease (3 credits)
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Get involved!
If you are a clinician who would like to be involved in teaching as part of the new program, please contact Terry Hébert.