The Master's program in Clinical and Translational Research is designed to prepare health care professionals with the academic and research skills needed to be independent researchers. The program will focus on the preparation of individuals with established, terminal degrees in a health related field to conduct independent research in the translation of information from the basic sciences to the community. Graduates would be prepared to fulfill roles as researchers, teachers, public health administrators, clinicians, and industry employees.<br>The Master of Science degree program in Clinical and Translational Research is administered by the Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translation in Regenerative Engineering. The program, which stresses clinical research methods and research practica, is offered to individuals with a health related terminal degree (M.D., Ph.D., Pharm.D., D.D.S., or D.M.D.) and provides practical training in skills needed to conduct independent research. The Master's Program is based on both course work and research experience, but no research thesis is required. Instead, students are expected to prepare a draft grant application and a publishable scientific report related to a particular area of clinical/translational research. The final examination consists of an oral defense of the grant application and the report.