Few Lines about Clinical Research
Clinical Research refers to all research carried out on humans (healthy and sick people). It focuses on improving knowledge of diseases, developing diagnostic methods and new treatments or medical devices to ensure better patient care. It is very framed and respects a precise study protocol and is only realised under certain conditions such as:
- It must have a goal of increasing medical knowledge
- Be carried out by competent persons
- Take all necessary measures to protect those who lend themselves to research
- Take all necessary measures to protect those who lend themselves to research
- Obtain regulatory approvals and take all the necessary legal and ethical steps
- Collect the consent of those involved in research
Few Lines about M.Sc Clinical Research
M.Sc in Clinical Research is a 2-year post graduate course in medicine that is divided into 4- semesters. The course is an investigation aimed at determining the safety and efficacy of new medical products including drugs, vaccines, devices, diagnostic agents and treatment regimens intended for maintaining and regaining human health. The course aims to train the students on various researches and experiments that are conducted in clinics particularly with living organisms. The major components of course are:
- Organic activities performed in the clinic
- Study of drugs and medicine management
- Manufacture of medicine and drugs
- Determination of appropriate quantity of drugs for the body and their impact on it
- Study of related disciplines such as Epidemiology, Transplantation, etc
- An advanced study of the subspecialties of research design data management epidemiology and biostatistics
Eligibility for M.Sc Clinical Research
The students with graduation in life science background such as B.Sc Life Science, B.Tech/BE Biotechnology, B.Sc Forensic Science, Medical Science (BDS, MBBS, BAMS, BHMS), paramedical courses (B.Sc Nursing, B.Pharma) with 50% aggregate marks from recognised university are eligible to apply for M.Sc Clinical Research course.
Admission Procedure
The undergraduate students from relevant specialisations can take admission to M.Sc Clinical Research course by two modes. They are (1) Merit Admission (2) Direct Admission.
