School of Medicine

Eligibility for CRSP M.S. Program

Students are selected by an admissions committee representing faculty in the CRSP program. The prerequisites for consideration for admission are a degree in Medicine, Dentistry, a doctorate in Nursing, or allied sciences such as Pharmacy or Biomedical Engineering along with postgraduate training in health care provision or similar clinical applications of the applicant's basic discipline. The selection criteria are listed below.

Selection Criteria:

  1. A commitment to a career in clinical investigation in an academic or related environment and the estimated likelihood that participation in CRSP will further these goals;
  2. Academic excellence;
  3. Intellectual and clinical performance during training years;
  4. Information from the support letters and letters of recommendation.

This program is particularly applicable to fellows/trainees in fellowship programs (F32), training grants (T32) or those who hold K-series awards (K08, K12, K23), a GCRC Clinical Associate Physicians Award or a Clinical Scholars Award. Such individuals are particularly attractive to CRSP, for a commitment to a research career is usually a prerequisite to achieve such awards. Those persons with a K24 award are also potential candidates depending upon their needs. Although the program will focus on training the individuals defined above, it will be available to potential clinical scientists who are not physicians, nurses, or dentists.