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At VCU, you can join in pioneering research and trailblazing innovation all while leveling up your skills in biostatistical analysis. The fully-online M.S. in Biostatistics with a concentration in Clinical Research is exclusively for researchers and medical professionals with a terminal degree who want to accelerate their career.
As a student consultant on research projects, I learned how to speak the "language" of statisticians and effectively translate for my medical colleagues. It's one of the many valuable skills learned through this program that helped me land my research leadership role."
UNMATCHED preparation for a rapidly growing field
The scientific discoveries of tomorrow are driven by the data analysis of today — making biostatistics a fast-growing and in-demand field.
If you’re looking to supercharge your career with a focus on health research, VCU’s M.S. in Biostatistics offers the skills you need to apply statistical analysis and research methodology to your work. Courses focus on the essential elements of clinical research design, conduct, analysis, interpretation, reporting, and dissemination. You'll also gain hands-on experience consulting on research projects in public health, surgery, dentistry, oncology, and more — all at a top 50 research institution that is home to the region's #1 hospital.
The concentration in Clinical Research is exclusively for clinical researchers and medical professionals who already hold an M.D., D.D.S., Ph.D., Pharm.D. or equivalent terminal degree, but want to pivot to a clinical research role.
Leverage your exceptional written and oral written communication skills to explain statistical concepts, ideas and methods in simple language to non-statistical researchers. You’ll develop the skills you need to write effective grant applications, proposals, and reports in order to gain additional research funding for your work.
You’ll also develop fluency in a minimum of two computational languages, with a focus on their application in research studies. You’ll learn to identify the right statistical tests and compile your results for distribution.
With experience and training as a medical professional in clinical research and biostatistics, you’ll be positioned to effectively collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of biostatisticians and health science researchers.
Through relevant coursework and hands-on experience, you’ll learn to design an observational or experimental research study in a clinical setting — laying the groundwork for you to serve as a principal investigator.
After gathering evidence from multiple clinical research sources, you’ll be able to analyze results and synthesize your findings in a clear and concise manner.
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UNLIMITED potential.
Earn your M.S. in Biostatistics with a concentration in Clinical Research today.