{"id":25125,"date":"2012-12-13T10:36:18","date_gmt":"2012-12-13T15:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/?page_id=25125"},"modified":"2019-01-25T15:04:27","modified_gmt":"2019-01-25T20:04:27","slug":"capstone","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/mscr\/current-students\/capstone\/","title":{"rendered":"Capstone Project, Practicum, and Directed Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Use the following sections to learn more about expectations for completing these parts of your degree.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Capstone Project<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Students in the MSCR program are required to complete a capstone project that provides a culminating experience and applies the principles and methods learned in the coursework to a real-life clinical study.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the capstone project is to demonstrate the student\u2019s understanding of the clinical research process from both a theoretical and a practical point of view.\u00a0 Students conduct their capstone project in wide variety of settings, including academic medical centers and local drug or device companies. Learn more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/mscr\/curriculum\/mscr\/capstone\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Practicum<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>The goal of the practicum experience is to provide with the student hands-on exposure to clinical research. The student will work with a research mentor and will be actively involved in the development, execution, and evaluation of a clinical research project or project(s). Get more information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/mscr\/curriculum\/mscr\/practicum\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h2 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Directed Study<\/h2><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/gms\/files\/2012\/12\/MSCR-Directed-Study-form.pdf\">MSCR Directed Study form<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Directed study provides the opportunity for students to explore a special topic of interest under the direction of a MSCR faculty member. Students may register for 2 credits of directed study by submitting a paper registration form, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">after <\/span><\/strong>the MSCR faculty member has agreed to work with the student on a specific project. Directed studies with a non-MSCR faculty member or adjunct member <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">must first<\/span><\/strong> be approved by and assigned to the Director of MSCR as Faculty Sponsor. You can learn more about Directed Studies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/mscr\/current-students\/directed-study\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use the following sections to learn more about expectations for completing these parts of your degree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3330,"featured_media":0,"parent":24204,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25125"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3330"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25125"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63022,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25125\/revisions\/63022"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}