Streghten your application for medical school and prepare for a succesful career by earning your Master’s degree in Translational Health Sciences. In only one year, you’ll acquire important skills that will help you implement the latest innovative medical research to help people in need.
We’re glad you asked! It often takes a long time for new medical breakthroughs to help people in need, but this new and rapidly growing research field seeks to “translate” or bridge the gap between advances in laboratory medical research and health care in clinical practice. That means more patients can get access to the latest life-saving innovations sooner. This multidisplinary program combines clinical science, public health, and biomedical research to give you the well-rounded, yet highly specialized expertise needed to be a leader in health care today.
Six (6) required courses including:
BIOM 8710. Cancer Cell Biology (new course, three credits)
NURS-8830. Research Methods in Nursing (three credits)
NURS-8820. Advanced Statistics (three credits)
BIOM-8720. Fundamentals of Oncology (new course, three credits)
BIOM-8700. Professional Development Seminar in Translational Health Sciences (new course, one credit), students must enroll in this course in Summer, Fall, and Winter for one hour per week over three terms at 12 weeks/term, or 36 hours in total)
BIOM-8705. Experiential Learning Placement in Translational Health Sciences (new course, nine credits). Students must enroll in this course in Summer, Fall, and Winter; 9 credits/semester are as follows. 6 hours/wk. in clinic (weekly breakdown arranged in agreement with clinician and student(s)); 1 hour/wk. with clinician in reviewing project data and plan; 2 hours/wk. developing progress reports, addressing pitfalls, working on monthly report presentation and final report presentations; supervised by course instructor (see “Notes on New Courses” below and the course syllabus Appendix F). 6 hours in experiential learning placement/wk. X 12 wks./semester = 72 hours/semester. 72 hours/semester X 3 semester =216 hours of experiential learning placement, in a clinical research environment at Windsor Regional Hospital. The remaining 3 hours/wk. are spent in meetings with the supervising clinician and course instructor, to review progress and develop presentations associated with progression through the placement as described above.
Two elective courses selected from the following:
BIOL-8008. Special Topics in Biological Sciences (Tumour Immunology and Immunotherapy (three credits))
BIOC-8684. Cell Death and Diseases (three credits)
COMP-8580. Topics in Bioinformatics (three credits)
and many more.
In the Professional Development Seminar course, students work in groups to develop creative solutions to challenges in translational health sciences. Students also create an individual reflective portfolio that track their progress in meeting the Program Learning Outcomes, as well as document their examination of and preparation for a variety of career pathways.
In the Experiential Learning Placement course, students will work in groups on a translational health science research project with a research advisor (e.g., academic faculty or health care professional) and the Program Coordinator. At the start of the course, students will review research projects proposed by research advisors and rank these projects based upon their personal preferences and interests. The course instructor will consult students and research advisors to match their interests and needs and will then connect groups of students with their research advisors to begin their 216-hour placement (approx. 6 hours a week).
Each student group will develop a research project proposal where they apply their knowledge to select a study design, research methods, and obtain any regulatory approvals. Students will gain practical experience in many diverse aspects of clinical research that may include interacting with patients, complying with regulatory requirements, collecting data, analyzing data, and collaborating with diverse groups of scientists and health care professionals.
The University of Windsor sits on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, which includes the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. We respect the longstanding relationships with First Nations people in this place in the 100-mile Windsor-Essex peninsula and the straits – les détroits – of Detroit.