We encourage each trainee who is interested in clinical research and who does not already possess an advanced research degree to pursue a master’s degree, an advanced diploma in a relevant area, or complete other graduate-level coursework appropriate to their training needs. Often, these advanced degrees are supported in part by training grants (T32), of which the Department of Pediatrics typically has at least three active awards. Our fellowship has a longstanding relationship with several degree- or diploma-granting programs at Duke University and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), including:
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Master or Doctorate of Public Health (MPH, PhD, MSCR) at the UNC-CH Gillings School of Global Public Health, the #2 School of Public Health in the US. Gillings offers degree programs in biostatistics, epidemiology, health behavior, health policy and management, and maternal and child health. Our fellows have taken advantage of Duke’s proximity (~15 mins) to the UNC campus. We have a proven system for facilitating our fellows’ matriculation and completion of these valuable degrees, distinguishing our fellowship program from those at other institutions. An MPH or Master of Science in Clinical Research can be obtained during the second and third years of fellowship, with the fellowship scholarly work project often serving as the Master’s practicum or thesis. Fellows have also completed the coursework for a PhD during a fourth year of fellowship, completing their dissertation and receiving their degree after assuming a junior faculty position.
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Doctorate in Pharmaceutical Sciences (PhD) at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, the No. 1 School of Pharmacy in the US. Fellows can pursue advanced training in clinical pharmacology with dedicated coursework in pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug metabolism, pharmacogenomics, drug development, trial design, and biostatistics, taught by leading experts in these fields.
- Master of Science in Global Health (MSc-GH) through the Duke Global Health Institute is one of the first programs of its kind in the US and is designed to support trainees interested in pursuing a career in global health research. Students gain a solid foundation in the methods for conducting research in a global setting, with an emphasis on ethics and working in cross-cultural settings. For more information about the Pediatric ID/Global health fellowship training pathway, see here.
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Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Research Training (MHSc) at the Duke School of Medicine includes in-depth training in biostatistics, clinical research design and methodology, and health economics. Fellows have the option to pursue the 36-credit degree program (24 credits of coursework and 12 credits for research) or complete a certificate program composed of 5 core courses.
- Basic Science Graduate Courses at Duke University. Depending on the trainees unique identified needs, fellows can pursue basic science courses such as: MGM 732 Human Genetics, MGM 552 Virology, MGM 582 Microbial Pathogenesis, MGM 720 Computational Tools in Next Generation Genomic Analysis, MGM 778 Genetic Approaches to the Solutions of Biological Problems, MGM 725 Medical Mycology, IMM 621 Immunology of Human Diseases, and UPGEN 533 Genetic Epidemiology.