Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)

We are currently accepting applications for all tracks of the MSCI program.

The MS in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) degree program provides classroom and mentored experience in clinical research and innovation, preparing its trainees for careers in academic medicine, the allied health sciences, and global health-related fields. The program prepares trainees to be competitive investigators and collaborators capable of gaining extramural funding for their projects. The curriculum of the MSCI focuses on the theories, models, competencies, methods, and tools used to conduct bench-to-bedside and bedside-to-community translational research.

Candidates for the MSCI degree will elect one of three tracks:

• Track 1 (Med into Grad) emphasizes the inherited basis of human disease, mechanism-oriented clinical research, and bench-to-bedside translational research.
• Track 2 (Clinician Scientist) emphasizes epidemiology, health services research, and bedside-to-community translational research.
• Track 3 (Global Health Innovation and Technology) emphasizes human-centered design, principles of innovation, and global translational research.

Each applicant must submit the following:

1. Curriculum Vitae (CV)
2. Academic Transcripts from all prior institutions
3. Personal Statement (one page, Arial 11-point font): Highlight your academic preparation and interests, career goals, and motivation to complete the program of study.
4. Research Statement (one page, Arial 11-point font): Describe research you plan to conduct during your tenure in the program.  If you have not yet identified a mentor describe your research accomplishments to date.
5. Letters of Support: Provide letters from two professors/faculty mentors who are familiar with your research and/or academic success; one of these should be from the primary research mentor. For clinical faculty and fellows who are applying to the MSCI Program, an additional statement of protected time must be submitted by their Division Chief.

For admission to the program, application items 1-4 should be submitted by the student. Letters of support should be submitted directly by your referees. Track 2 and Track 3 candidates should submit their applications via the University of Utah Apply Yourself system. Track 1 candidates should submit their applications directly to the MSCI program office via e-mail (kellie.e.brown@hsc.utah.edu).

Summer application due date: March 31, 2023

Fall 2023 application due date: June 30, 2023

International applicants should submit their applications one month prior to the deadlines above.