CERTIFICATE IN CLINICAL TRIALS INFORMATICS

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Overview

Rapidly expanding clinical and research data sets provide the biopharma industry with highly prized information to guide drug discovery, development, marketing and surveillance. Understanding how to harness and utilize that information through bioinformatics is a key skill for today’s clinical trials professional. This online Certificate provides students with the theoretical knowledge and practical know-how necessary to make a meaningful contribution to research design, implementation and outcomes measurement.

The 15-credit online academic certificate program is structured to fit into the busy schedules of working professionals while maintaining the highest degree of academic rigor and faculty-student interaction. Click here to view courses for this certificate. Through graduate course work conducted by faculty at UMDNJ’s School of Public Health, School of Nursing, and School of Health Related Professions, you’ll be exposed to:

• Development of computing systems to improve research designs and outcomes of clinical trials.
• Design of databases for the collection of health outcomes, safety outcomes, claims, drug efficacy and adverse events.
• Construction of models to aid in the conduct of post-marketing commitment (surveillance) studies.

(Instruction in Microarray Technology is included in this Certificate for appropriate students involved in trials that utilize these techniques to measure response based upon genomic expression.)

Who Should Apply?

This Certificate is designed to meet the needs of clinical trials professionals who want to enhance their skills or are interested in transitioning to a new field in the industry – clinical database management specialists, clinical data coordinators, clinical systems analysts, project managers, and patient recruitment specialists, etc. It also benefits individuals with degrees in science, healthcare, pharmacy, computer science, public health and related disciplines who are interested in entering the field.

Learning Advisement

Not sure if this certificate is right for you? Take advantage of our Learning Advisement feature and get answers to your specific questions about coursework requirements, applicability of the coursework to your career goals, information on other offerings at UMDNJ and much more. Call (973) 972-6482 or send inquiries to biopharma@umdnj.edu and you will receive a detailed response within three business days.

The Curriculum

The Certificate in Clinical Trials Informatics provides you with a solid foundation in bioinformatics principles and processes as they relate specifically to the design, management, and assessment of clinical trials.

The 15-credit online curriculum consists of four core courses and one elective chosen from a wide array of subjects. Most students will choose to take one or two courses per semester. Read more about web-based learning.

CERTIFICATE COURSES: Click on the course title for additional information.
CORE
	Healthcare Information Systems, BINF 5005 or Nursing Database Design, Development and Applications, NINF 5205
	Biomedical Informatics for Clinical Trials Management, BINF 5075
	Clinical Trials Overview: Methodology and Practice, BPHE 5310P
	Public Health Informatics, BINF 5006

ELECTIVES (One required)
	Cultural Diversity in Clinical Trials, BPHG 5800P
	Health Sciences Teaching Systems Designs, BINF 5413
	Health Information Processing Using XML, BINF5312
	Microarrays in Clinical Trials, BINF 5225
	Nursing Systems Developmental Lifecycle, NINF 5301
	Overview of Disease Processes and Treatment, BPHE 5510P
	Principles and Methods of Epidemiology, PHCO 0502
	Principles of Subject Recruitment and Retention, BPHE 6985P
	Regulatory Requirements in Clinical Investigations, BPHE 5521P

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