Graduate Certificate in Clinical Research Methods

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University of South Florida's Program in Adolescent HIV/AIDS Research

Training (AIRTP)announces Graduate Certificate in Clinical Research

Methods.

As part of the AIDS International Training and Research Program,

investigators at the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and

Vadodara Medical College, along with Indu Research Foundation,

Vadodara and Vedanta Institute of Medical Sciences, Ahmedabad, have

created a Graduate Certificate in Clinical Research Methods, which is

open to health care professionals from India who wish to strengthen

their clinical research skills in the area of Adolescent HIV/AIDS.

Students will complete courses in Clinical Research Methods,

Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Approach to Clinical and Behavioral

Research in Adolescents: Focus on HIV. All courses will be online.

The courses will include a variety of educational formats including

pre-recorded lecture, live online discussion sessions and message

boards.

Minimum admission requirements for Indian AITRP students:

Applicants must possess a bachelor's degree. A minimum undergraduate

GPA of 3.0, and completion of one year of biology and one year of

chemistry are required.The program is open to health professionals

and students (physician, nurse, public health practitioner, physical

therapist, pharmacist or pharmacologist, dentist, etc.).

Tuition and fees:

Tuition costs will be covered for Indian students accepted into the

AITRP program. Standard graduate tuition rates and fees apply for

students who are not accepted into the AITRP program but who wish to

complete the certificate program through USF.

Please visit the following for tuition rates.

HTTP://www.usf.edu/controller/cashaccounting/tuition

CONTACT INFORMATION:

US Contact (Course Director):

Shyam Mohapatra, PhD

Phone: 011 + (813)974-8570

Email: SMohapat@...

India Contact:

Yogesh Marfatia, MD

011+91+9825917442

ym11256@...

Application Deadline: March 31, 2008

Visit http://www.usf-aitrp.com for application instructions

Send by Dr. Eknath Naik, MD, PhD

e-mail: enaik@...