Course summary

The DPhil in Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics is a research-based programme focused on epidemiology, medical statistics, clinical trials, AI, health economics, and real-world health data to improve patient care and policy. As a DPhil student in Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, you will be based in one of the Botnar Research Centre’s many research groups, working on a research project supervised by one of the principal investigators and your supervisory team. You will take part in the extensive training programme specifically organised for graduate students within the department. This DPhil programme focuses on range of areas with the aim of advancing healthcare practice and policy to ultimately generate reliable evidence for improving patient care. You will develop your research skills during your first year (during your first two years if studying part-time), including compulsory attendance at the department's fundamentals in biomedical research lectures. During the first term, in consultation with your supervisor, you will develop a training needs plan. Your training will be tailored to your specific project and personal requirements drawing from the vast range of courses available at Oxford and covering specialist scientific methods and transferable skills. Please note that there is no formal taught component of the DPhil in Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Statistics; however, you will develop your research skills through a range of research training and by attending departmental/institute journal clubs and seminar series. During the first term there is compulsory attendance at core lectures on a variety of research techniques and foci in the department including:

• immunology

• inflammation

• tissue engineering

• clinical trial design

• epidemiology

• rheumatology

• orthopaedics

• musculoskeletal diseases