临床研究研究生证书课程将生物统计学，流行病学和研究设计方面的知识与以患者为导向的研究中的道德，法律和法规问题方面的培训相结合。完成证书课程后，个人将在以下领域获得基本能力：临床研究问题的制定，文献评论，研究设计，分析方法，研究伦理。证书课程可在3-4个学期内完成。一旦被纳入计划，个人最多有3个日历年完成要求。该计划有滚动招生，学生可以在夏季或秋季学期开始上课。
The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Research program combines knowledge from biostatistics, epidemiology, and study design with training in ethical, legal, and regulatory issues in patient-oriented research.The Certificate program provides foundational training in clinical research methods to those individuals who are seeking an alternative to the Master of Science Program in Clinical Research. It is geared towards clinicians (physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, etc.) and other health-science professionals who are interested in conducting clinical research or collaborating with other clinician-scientists who conduct clinical research. This program is also beneficial to health-science students, basic-science researchers and other health science professionals who would like to enhance their skills in patient-oriented research.