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Only one application needs to be completed for all courses desired during the quarter.
Deadline:
09/11/2026
Format:
In-person
Term Offered:
Fall
Spring
Winter
Overview
The ATCR Program First-Year Seminar provides scholars the opportunity to have their research intensively critiqued by a group of interested peers and helps bring together in practical situations the theoretical topics covered in other parts of the Training in Clinical Research Program. It also gives scholars experience critiquing others' work, which will be a regular task in their professional activities. We start in Fall Quarter by reviewing protocols created in the Summer Designing Clinical Research course and then move in Winter and Spring to discussing the implementation of research, including questionnaires, procedures, abstracts, manuscripts, or new protocols.
Course Details
The objectives for this course are for participants to:
- Practice applying concepts taught in Training in Clinical Research Program courses.
- Obtain assistance with one's own research projects.
- Develop peer review skills.
Concurrent enrollment in the ATCR Certificate Program or Master's Degree Program in Clinical and Epidemiologic Research, or with permission of the course director.
Attendance
Attendance is required for all seminars. Learners are allowed 3 excused absences and are required to provide a written critique in lieu of an excused absence.
26-27 Seminar schedule:
Fall: Sept 22, Oct 6, 20, Nov 3, 17, Dec 1
Winter: Jan 5, 19, Feb 2, 16, Mar 2, 16
Spring: Mar 30, Apr 13, 27, May 11, 25
Presentation & Review Requirements
In addition to the attendance requirement, everyone should expect to present twice and serve as a primary reviewer twice over the course of the year.
All materials will be available on the course Canvas page.
Grades are Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) and will be based on attendance and participation.
Only UCSF students (defined as individuals enrolled in UCSF degree or certificate programs) will receive academic credit for courses. Official transcripts are available to UCSF students only. A Certificate of Course Completion will be available upon request to individuals who are not UCSF students and who satisfactorily pass all course requirements.
The objectives for this course are for participants to:
- Practice applying concepts taught in Training in Clinical Research Program courses.
- Obtain assistance with one's own research projects.
- Develop peer review skills.
Concurrent enrollment in the ATCR Certificate Program or Master's Degree Program in Clinical and Epidemiologic Research, or with permission of the course director.
Attendance
Attendance is required for all seminars. Learners are allowed 3 excused absences and are required to provide a written critique in lieu of an excused absence.
26-27 Seminar schedule:
Fall: Sept 22, Oct 6, 20, Nov 3, 17, Dec 1
Winter: Jan 5, 19, Feb 2, 16, Mar 2, 16
Spring: Mar 30, Apr 13, 27, May 11, 25
Presentation & Review Requirements
In addition to the attendance requirement, everyone should expect to present twice and serve as a primary reviewer twice over the course of the year.
All materials will be available on the course Canvas page.
Grades are Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) and will be based on attendance and participation.
Only UCSF students (defined as individuals enrolled in UCSF degree or certificate programs) will receive academic credit for courses. Official transcripts are available to UCSF students only. A Certificate of Course Completion will be available upon request to individuals who are not UCSF students and who satisfactorily pass all course requirements.
Meet the Faculty
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Lydia Zablotska, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Email
How to Enroll
Whether you're exploring the field, enhancing your skills, or working toward a larger academic goal, most individual courses are open to everyone. Current learners enrolled in DEB Education programs have priority in enrollment for this course. Any extra spaces are available to non-DEB Education learners (i.e., those from the Institute for Global Health Sciences, School of Nursing, external groups, etc).
You’ll find details on course fees, how to apply and pay, and the full course schedule on the Course Enrollment & Payment page. Be sure you understand the enrollment policies and payment process before completing the enrollment form.
And remember: you only need to submit one form for all the new courses you want to take.