Certificate in Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS)
The CCTS has 16 credit hours of coursework and many of these classes are already taken by science or pre-health professions students. These hours include URES:3001 which provides an introduction to Translational Research (offered in Fall) and URES:3002 which is a practicum in Clinical and Translational Science (offered in Spring). URES:3002 includes 12-14 hours of shadowing a clinician with which you are paired based on research and career interests. These 2 courses must be taken in sequence. Upon completion, the certificate is added to your transcript. More information and a link to the application can be found at Undergraduate Certificate in Clinical and Translational Science | Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (uiowa.edu). If you have questions about the program, please contact jamie-thrams@uiowa.edu or donna-santillan@uiowa.edu
What is translational science?
Translational science requires team-based interdisciplinary approaches to advance research-generated discoveries into clinical trials and facilitate adoption of best practices in a clinical and community setting. Translational science investigators understand principles involved in foundational research and how such studies relate to epidemiology, behavioral medicine, and patient-oriented research.
Related fields include:
- Medicine
- Public health
- Nursing
- Dentistry
- Biostatistics
- Behavioral medicine
- Clinical pharmacology
- Epidemiology
- Other allied health professions
Please view the CCTS website for information about program application, curriculum, and additional information and resources.