MHS in Clinical Investigation | Johns Hopkins | Bloomberg School of Public Health

About the MHS in Clinical Investigation Program

The program involves one year of full-time academic classroom work, and is a non-research requiring degree which is awarded only to GTPCI students who specifically apply for this non-research track and fulfill the following requirements: 70 credit hours of course work, MHS capstone experience, and written comprehensive examination.

The MHS is designed for those who have an advanced medical degree (sub-specialty physicians) and other postdoctoral medical scientists who are pursuing a career in clinical investigation.

Apply by March 1 for an August start.

Curriculum for the MHS in Clinical Investigation

Browse an overview of this program's requirements in the JHU Academic Catalogue and explore all course offerings in the Bloomberg School Course Directory.

Prerequisites for the MHS Degree

Satisfactory completion of 70 credit hours of course work
Completion of a Comprehensive Exam at the end of the didactic year

Admissions Requirements

For general admissions requirements, please visit the How to Apply page. For our MHS specific application requirements, please see our How to Apply page.

This MHS program has special application requirements:

Prior Graduate Degree

Advanced medical degree: e.g., MD, MBBS, PhD

Prior Work Experience

Work with human subjects in clinical investigation

Standardized Test Scores

Standardized test scores are required for this program. This program accepts the following standardized test scores: USMLE and GRE or MCAT. Applications will be reviewed holistically based on all application components.