Requirements for Admission

The Clinical Sciences Graduate Program exists for predoctoral and postdoctoral candidates whose career goals include a significant commitment to conducting high-quality clinical and translational research in an academic medical center.

All candidates must:

• Fulfill all requirements for admission to UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences;
• Have a doctoral degree in health professions/biomedical science (e.g. M.D., Ph.D., Pharm.D., D.D.S., etc.) unless applying to the predoctoral track;
• Have a current, formal affiliation with UT Southwestern or one of its CTSA partnering institutions;
• Have a minimum of 50 percent protected time devoted to the Didactic and Socratic curriculum, research project, and the research practicum;
• Submit the following essays:
  • A career development plan,
  • A personal statement answering the following questions:
    • How did you arrive at this place in your career?
    • A career in clinical/translational research is challenging, with many opportunities and frustrations. Why are you attracted to this career?
  • A specific aims page describing the research project.
• Submit a current CV, using the standardized UT Southwestern Promotion and Tenure format; and
• Submit the three following letters of recommendation:
  • A detailed letter of support from the applicant’s Department Chair, guaranteeing 50 percent protected time for a minimum of two years and funding for the candidate's salary and fringes during this time.
  • One letter of professional reference.
  • One letter from the applicant’s Scientific Mentor, documenting the applicant’s commitment to a career in clinical/translational research.