MPhil in Translational Medical Research

This 10-month MPhil will consist of taught and research elements focusing on key areas of research excellence of the Department of Medicine: translational immunology, pandemic preparedness, cardiovascular and respiratory research, and acute and emergency care. Core taught elements will cover transferable skills; patient and public involvement, engagement and participation in research; and interfacing with the pharmaceutical industry.

The key educational objectives of the course are to:

1. Provide postgraduate-level knowledge and expertise in translational medical research, understanding how this leads to generating discovery research outputs with direct therapeutic applications and impacts on clinical practice and patient wellbeing.
2. Train students on the clinical and translational aspects of biomedical research, with particular emphasis on clinical trials, bench to bedside research, the patient-physician interface, the academic-pharmaceutical interface, and research involving the NHS.
3. Provide transferable knowledge and expertise in the design, analysis and critical appraisal of biomedical research as well as communication and team building in a research environment.
4. Develop skills in planning, conducting, and delivering a research project.

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

• Demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of the sciences relevant to the study of their specialisation, through engagement with the lecture series.

• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the background to their selected research project including the research methods and methods of data analysis used.

• Demonstrate a broad understanding of modern research techniques applicable to the course from the series of technical lectures.

• Demonstrate knowledge of the theoretical approaches relevant to their specialisation and training in critical thinking in the area, assessed by the written and oral presentations.

• Demonstrate expertise in research methods, data analysis and statistics, assessed by the short biostatistics assessment and application of the methods to interpret the data collected during the research project.

• Demonstrate originality in the application of knowledge, together with the practical understanding of how research and enquiry are used to create and interpret knowledge in the field, obtained through the research project.

• Have a broad overview of research in medical science as well as career opportunities both in research and industry.

Continuing

Students who take full advantage of the MPhil experience and graduate with good outcomes will be well prepared to apply to PhD schemes in the Department, listed here, with entry criteria.

Open Days

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• Discover Cambridge: Master’s and PhD study webinars - these Spring events provide practical information about applying for postgraduate study.

• Postgraduate Virtual Open Days - taking place in November each year, the Open Days focus on subject and course information.

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