PhD in Clinical Research
Milan, Italy
PhD
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2026
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Key Summary
Students will learn a correct research approach for studying the causes and the clinical-therapeutic management of diseases. The course aims to teach students to identify clinical issues, apply various research methodologies, utilize biological markers, develop critical analysis skills for research results, and understand ethical considerations in clinical research.
The programme is entirely in English.
Scholarships are awarded to doctoral students based on merit rankings.
In order to initiate the procedure for payment of the doctoral scholarship students must complete during the online enrolment procedure the questionnaire regarding the working position and indicate the IBAN code.
Beneficiaries of doctoral scholarships are required to register with INPS, self-employment section, as doctoral students.
Curriculum: Scienze Mediche Specialistiche
November 2023
Compulsory
- Clinical Research Methodology
January 2024
Compulsory
- Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Research: an Approach to Personalized Medicine
- Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses in Clinical Research
February 2024
Compulsory
- Updates in Medical Disciplines
- Updates in Surgical Disciplines
March 2024
Compulsory
- Biomaterials and Tissue Regeneration Techniques
Students will learn a correct research approach for studying the causes and the clinical-therapeutic management of diseases.
Specific objectives:
- Identify clinical issues and uncertainties in pathogenesis, diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutic approaches in various diseases
- Correctly apply different research methodologies (randomized trials, longitudinal, cross-sectional or transversal studies and case-control studies)
- Identify and use biological and genetic markers for studying clinical syndromes, guiding diagnosis and assessing the clinical outcome of different pathologies
- Develop critical skills to analyse and comment on clinical research results published or presented at national and international conferences
- Introduce students to independent clinical research methods and to the issues and critical points relating to ethics in clinical research