该证书计划的目的是为卫生专业人员，研究专业人员以及卫生科学专业的学生，​​居民和同伴提供流行病学，生物统计学以及应用的临床和人群研究方法方面的培训。经过该计划培训的学生将发展技能：1）提出有意义和可行的研究问题； 2）设计和实施研究以回答临床和人群研究问题； 3）通过赠款申请，协议，手稿，摘要和演示文稿进行交流，以及4）在多学科的科学团队中进行富有成效的合作。
In the past, basic, clinical, and community-based researchers operated in separate domains, often creating barriers to the translation of scientific findings into widespread improvements in human health. To prepare scientists to address this translational gap, the Division of Public Health Sciences offers a Master of Science degree in Clinical and Population Translational Science (CPTS). The certificate or degree can be completed in conjunction with undergraduate and graduate medical training, as well as doctoral level training in basic science. This program is among a small number of similarly structured graduate programs in the United States, placing it on the cutting edge of graduate education.