Call for MSCR Application Deadline Extended to May 1

The Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) Graduate Program is designed to develop physician scientists interested in clinical research or biomedical informatics to:

• Design and conduct clinical research (clinical trials and observational studies)
• Successfully compete for funding (e.g., foundation grants, NIH K23, or R01's in clinical research)
• Analyze data and interpret research results
• Present research at scientific meetings and in the medical literature
• Critique and interpret the research of others

This MSCR graduate program is offered by the Department of Computational Medicine in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. It is typically a two-year program, including a research thesis or capstone project, for those with career aspirations in academic medicine. (A one-year articulated degree program is available for applicants who are UCLA Medical Students.) The MSCR Program has options for a Clinical Research/Clinical Trials Track, a Biomedical Informatics Track, or an Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Track. Tuition source is required.

Visit the MS in Clinical Research webpage for complete admission requirements and further program/application details.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

May have an affiliation with UCLA, Harbor-UCLA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, or Charles R. Drew University (the CTSI partner institutions).

• Be a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national or lawfully admitted permanent resident of the U.S.
• Have a bachelor’s degree or the foreign equivalent.
• Have an MD, DDS, DMD, DO, DC, OD, or ND (Doctor of Naturopathy) degree; or be a doctorally prepared nurse; or have a PhD with clinical responsibilities.
• Have salary and tuition support for the duration of the program and a letter of commitment from their division or department.
• Have selected and established a relationship with a strong UCLA or UCLA-affiliated (Cedars, Harbor, Olive View) research mentor in a clinical department that also has support for the research.

If you are an applicant who is a UCLA Medical Student:

MSCR MD/MS Program is a one-year articulated degree program that allows interested Second-Year or Third-Year UCLA Medical Students to complete the Master of Science in Clinical Research Program (MSCR).

• Students accepted will be coded as medical students and pay medical students’ fees for the duration of their joint degree program.
• For more program information, visit the MSCR MD/MS in Clinical research website.

Applications are accepted December 1, 2025, to May 1, 2026, for the academic year beginning in September (Fall Quarter).