Welcome
A Message from our Program Directors

Ravindra L. Mehta, MD, FACP
Director UCSD CREST and Master of Advanced Studies in Clinical Research Program
Professor of Medicine
Active Emeritus
Department of Medicine
UC San Diego

J. Allen McCutchan, MD, MSc
Associate Director UCSD CREST and Master of Advanced Studies in Clinical Research Program
Professor of Medicine
Active Emeritus
Division of Infectious Diseases
UC San Diego
Dear Prospective Student,
As you explore our Clinical Research master’s degree program, you will see how this degree can help you advance your career in clinical research. Through our rigorous coursework, you can develop the in-depth knowledge and skills necessary to meet the increasing demand for well-qualified professionals who can perform valid, credible patient-based research in academia, industry, research institutes, and health and regulatory agencies. Our program stands out with our multidisciplinary faculty and diverse student body.
As directors and founders of this degree program, we are pleased to work with our team of world renowned UC San Diego Faculty who develop and lead our courses. We focus on the integration of practical learning as a core aspect of our curriculum. We continually evaluate the program objectives to ensure that the competencies gained are highly relevant across research industries. Since launching the program in 2003, we regularly gather feedback from our panel of expert academic and industry advisors to ensure that the program curriculum is one of the most rigorous and comprehensive among Clinical Research graduate programs around the world.
We offer multiple pace of study options to accommodate the needs of working professionals. Our team of administrative professionals offer guidance as you pursue your degree at our highly ranked UC San Diego School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
We encourage you to contact us to discuss how this program can help you advance your career.
Program Faculty

Jennifer J. Ford, MBA
Research Compliance and Integrity
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
UC San Diego

Anne M. Liljenstrand, PhD

Jennifer Graves, MD, PhD, MAS
Associate Professor of Neurosciences
Director of the UCSD Neuroimmunology Research Program
Director Rady Children's Pediatric MS Center

Bernice Ruo, MD, MAS, FACP
Siddharth Singh, MD
James Murphy, MD, MS
Samantha Hurst, PhD

Regent Laporte, DVM, PhD, MSc
Hemal Patel, PhD
Etienne Macedo, MD, PhD, FASN
Colin Depp, PhD
Raphael Cuomo, PhD, MPH, CPH, FRSPH
Michael Hogarth, MD
Balambal Bharti, PhD
John Bellettiere, PhD
Florin Vaida, PhD
Sheldon Morris, MD, MPH

Susan Leach

Seble Chernet

Ashley Cameron

Shannon Reilly, MA

Krisztina Hershon, MSc
Raphael Cuomo, PhD, MPH, CPH, FRSPH

Hugo Villar, PhD, MBA

Keith Wilner, MD, PhD

K.A. Ajit Simh, MS

Maria Savoia, MD

Vinod Pullarkat, MD, MRCP

Kourosh Parivar, M.Pharm

Ted Okerson, MD, MAS, FACP, FACE, FTOS

Carlos M. Nunez, MD

Larry Mimms, PhD

John D. Malone, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA, FACPE

Carolyn Kelly, MD

David Frakes, MD, FRCPC, FAPA

Gary S. Firestein, MD

G. Bryan Cornwall, PhD, MBA, PEng

Eileen Casal, RN, MSN

Susan Carpenter, PhD
