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Clinical & Translational Science Training: UCSF History

In 1981 UCSF was one of the first medical schools to offer a post-doctoral course in the methods of clinical research. The humble beginning, a 2-month weekly seminar for 10 fellows, led by Stephen Hulley MD, MPH, became an annual event and the Training in Clinical Research Program (TICR) was born. In 1988 some of the fellows and faculty who had participated in the course published its materials as "Designing Clinical Research," now a widely used text.

In 1992, the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics began offering the year-long Advanced Training in Clinical Research (ATCR) Certificate Program, and in 1999 UCSF received one of the first Clinical Research Curriculum Awards (K30) from NIH. This led to further expansion of the clinical research training with additional translational elements and, in 2002, a 2-year Master of Advanced Studies in Clinical Research (MAS-CR).

In 2005 the Dean of the School of Medicine created Clinical and Translational Sciences Training (CTST), acting on recommendations from a committee chaired by A Eugene Washington MD, MSc.

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