Overview

Major medical advances don’t occur by accident. The journey from bench to bedside is fraught with challenges that require practical skills, critical thinking, and hands-on experience.

The next generation of independent investigators must be able to lead clinical and translational research efforts in an environment where funding is scarce, needs are urgent, and competition is fierce.

Key Features

The Clinical Investigation degree from Harvard University is designed to stimulate critical thinking and help students develop practical skills, network, and learn new approaches to handle uncertainty in patient-oriented research.

To achieve these aims, students from both tracks—Clinical Investigation and Translational Investigation—learn together. In the second year, students in each track then customize their learning along with their interests. Case studies and laboratory exercises help reinforce the theory, while skills are developed and refined with practice-oriented tasks.

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

Construct focused research questions and formulate testable hypotheses

Design and implement well-designed clinical and translational research studies

Analyze, interpret, and present clinical and translational research data

Write effective grant applications and papers and evaluate scientific literature

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Clinical and Translational Investigation Thesis Preparation

Clinical Data Science: Design and Analytics

Leadership and Teamwork

Genetic Epidemiology

Mentored Research Experience

Clinical Data Science: Comparative Effectiveness Research

Drug Development, Safety, and Translational Pharmacology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

7.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

103

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cambridge, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

7.5

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103

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Other requirements

General requirements

Curriculum Vitae

Transcripts

Letters of Reference

Research Interest Statement

Research Training

Research Experience

Optional: Official GRE or MCAT scores. To send your official GRE scores directly to the program, use code 3812. MCAT scores can be submitted to the online application as a Printable Score Report, which includes a verification code to verify the report’s authenticity.

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Tuition Fee

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International

48730 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 48730 USD per year during 24 months.
National

48730 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 48730 USD per year during 24 months.
In-State

48730 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 48730 USD per year during 24 months.

Living costs for Cambridge

1814 - 3756 USD /month

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