AMCH Dual Program with Arizona State University

Overview

AMCH is partnering with Arizona State University College of Nursing to create a combined degree research track in homeopathic medicine. The AMCH/ASU Dual Program combines the AMCH Doctoral Program with a program in Clinical Research Management through Arizona State University.  This program is specifically designed to train researchers in homeopathic medicine. The program takes six years to complete.  Students would graduate with both a Doctor of Hahnemannian Principles and a Masters degree in Clinical Research Management.

About the Master of Science, Clinical Research Management Program 

The Master of Science degree in Clinical Research Management (MS CRM) at the College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University is a fully online program that prepares graduates to lead complex global clinical research operations at multiple types of employer settings in the rapidly growing clinical research industry.

Graduates of this program will be qualified to fill specialized positions including regulatory affairs, clinical research operations, auditing, and monitoring. Potential employers include medical drug, device, and product developers, governmental regulatory agencies, healthcare institutions, organizations conducting clinical research, academic medical institutions, and national and international contract research organizations.

Program Features and Benefits

This major offers a trans‐disciplinary approach to provide an education strong in the commercial and fiscal practices of conducting clinical research, the ethical and regulatory aspects of clinical research, and the overall operational management of clinical drug, biological, and medical device trials. The MS CRM program integrates the principles of innovation, entrepreneurship, and cost‐effectiveness for adoption into clinical research. Students accepted into this program will learn:

·         Clinical research study designs involved in the development of new drugs, medical devices, biologics, vaccines, and other medical related consumer products

  • Clinical research project and data management,

  • Trends in global clinical trial operations,

  • Regulatory requirements for healthcare‐regulated product development,

  • Clinical research process improvement techniques,

  • International, federal, state, and local regulations guiding clinical research,

  • Institutional Review Board (IRB) requirements and conduct of ethical research,

  • Cost effectiveness analysis; and

  • Fiscal aspects of the clinical trial global industry.

Designed to be flexible and conducive to the adult learner, the 33 credit MSCRM program offers all core courses online. We do provide a two day orientation session in August of each year in Phoenix, Arizona. While this session is not mandatory, students are encouraged to attend. Each course is semester based, with online lecture modules, discussion forums, required readings, small group, and self‐study assignments. Students participate in individual group projects, papers, presentations, and graded online discussion groups.

Required Core Courses

33 credit on-line program

HCR 561 MHI 538 HCR 563 NUR 609 NUR 679 HCR 567 HCR 568 HCR 562 HCR 565 HCR 564 HCR 566

·         Responsible Conduct of Research (3)

·         Innovation and the Individual (3)

·         Clinical Research Management & Regulatory Affairs (3)

·         Quantitative Research Design & Methods (3)

·         Biostatistics: Principles of Statistical Inference (3)

·         Applied Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Intervention Research (3)

·         Healthcare Project Management (3) Data Management & Technology Implementation(3)

·         Clinical Research Operations (3)

·         Capstone Clinical Research Management Project - I (3)

·         Capstone Clinical Research Management Project - II (3)

Application to the Program

Applicants must apply separately to both programs.

AMCH Applicants

For more information, contact Alan Potter at info@AMCofH.org or call 602-347-7950.

ASU Applicants

For more information, contact April Hawthorne at april.hawthorne@asu.edu and visit the website at http://nursingandhealth.asu.edu/programs/nursing/graduate/ms/crm/index.htm.