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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.

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Program Faculty

 
Our Faculty
Administrators
Advisory Board

Jennifer J. Ford, MBA

Director, Conflict of Interest (COI)
Research Compliance and Integrity
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
UC San Diego

Anne M. Liljenstrand, PhD

Course Director: Professional Development Seminar, Effective Communication Managing Director, The Bader Group

Jennifer Graves, MD, PhD, MAS

Online Course and Program Development Director
Associate Professor of Neurosciences
Director of the UCSD Neuroimmunology Research Program
Director Rady Children's Pediatric MS Center

Bernice Ruo, MD, MAS, FACP

Clinical Professor of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine Department of Medicine, UCSD
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Siddharth Singh, MD

Course Director -CER/Comparative Effectiveness Research, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, UC San Diego School of Medicine
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James Murphy, MD, MS

Course Director-Clinical Decision Analysis, Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Science, UC San Diego School of Medicine
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Samantha Hurst, PhD

Course Director-Qualitative Research, Project Scientist, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, UC San Diego School of Medicine

Regent Laporte, DVM, PhD, MSc

Course Director -Translational Research Fundamentals, Applied Translational Research, Applied Translational Research II, Program Director-Specialized Certificate in Translational Science, UC San Diego Extension and Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute
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Hemal Patel, PhD

Course Director-Scientific Communication Skills, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, UC San Diego School of Medicine
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Etienne Macedo, MD, PhD, FASN

Course Co-Director- Mentor Program and ISP Seminar Series A and B, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, UC San Diego School of Medicine
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Colin Depp, PhD

Course Director-Behavioral Science Research, ISP Database Coordinator Education Director, Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UC San Diego School of Medicine
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Raphael Cuomo, PhD, MPH, CPH, FRSPH

Course Director- Health Services Research, Course Co-Director- Mentor Program and ISP Seminar Series A and B, Academic Coordinator, MAS in Clinical Research Program, UC San Diego Extension
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Michael Hogarth, MD

Course Director- Data Management and Informatics Chief Clinical Research Information Officer, UC San Diego Health, Professor, Department of Medicine, UC San Diego School of Medicine
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Balambal Bharti, PhD

Co-Course Director -Epidemiology I & II, Project Scientist, UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
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John Bellettiere, PhD

Co-Course Director -Epidemiology I & II, Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, UC San Diego School of Medicine
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Florin Vaida, PhD

Course Director- Biostatistics I & II, Professor, Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, UC San Diego School of Medicine
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Sheldon Morris, MD, MPH

Co-Course Director- Patient Oriented Research I & II, Course Director - Translational Regenerative Medicine, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine - Division of Infectious Diseases, UC San Diego School of Medicine

Susan Leach

CREST / MAS Program Representative UC San Diego, Department of Medicine / CTRI

Seble Chernet

CREST Administrator UC San Diego, Department of Medicine / CTRI

Ashley Cameron

Academic Services Specialist, Graduate Degree Programs Office of Advanced Professional Education and Development, UC San Diego Extension

Shannon Reilly, MA

Career Advisor & Outreach Manager Office of Advanced Professional Education and Development, UC San Diego Extension

Krisztina Hershon, MSc

Director, Graduate Degree Programs Office of Advanced Professional Education and Development, UC San Diego Extension
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Raphael Cuomo, PhD, MPH, CPH, FRSPH

Course Director- Health Services Research, Course Co-Director- Mentor Program and ISP Seminar Series A and B, Academic Coordinator, MAS in Clinical Research Program, UC San Diego Extension

Hugo Villar, PhD, MBA

Associate Dean of Professional and Continuing Education, UC San Diego Extension

Keith Wilner, MD, PhD

Executive Director Pfizer

K.A. Ajit Simh, MS

President Shiba Biotechnology, Inc.

Maria Savoia, MD

Dean UC San Diego School of Medicine

Vinod Pullarkat, MD, MRCP

Clinical Professor, Department of Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation City of Hope Medical Center

Kourosh Parivar, M.Pharm

VP & Head, Clinical Pharmacology Pfizer Oncology

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

Senior Field Physician; Senior Director – Cardiovascular/Metabolic Disease AstraZeneca

Carlos M. Nunez, MD

Chief Medical Officer ResMed

Larry Mimms, PhD

Chief Executive Officer ProciseDx, LLC

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

Head Clinical Investigations Naval Medical Center San Diego Research Program Manager, Navy Medicine West at U.S. Navy Medicine

Carolyn Kelly, MD

Professor Emeritus UC San Diego School of Medicine

David Frakes, MD, FRCPC, FAPA

Vice President & Regional Medical Officer, Western North America PPD Biotech

Gary S. Firestein, MD

Dean and Associate Vice Chancellor for Clinical and Translational Research Director, Clinical and Translational Research Institute (CTRI) Distinguished Professor, Medicine, UC San Diego Health Sciences

G. Bryan Cornwall, PhD, MBA, PEng

Associate Professor, USD Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering President & Founder Cornwall Bioengeneering & Communications

Eileen Casal, RN, MSN

Sr. Director, Clinical Affairs Dexcom

Susan Carpenter, PhD

Director of Clinical Services Lilly Biotechnology Center, Eli Lilly & Co.

David Adler, PharmD

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