PGCE CMU · Cohort PGCE-2026

Course Schedule

What you will learn in each section — Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology

Section 1

Fundamental clinical epidemiologic principles & concepts

Learning Schedule22 June – 12 July 2026
  1. Clinical challenges: DEPTh model
  2. Clinical research design: principles and concepts
  3. Clinical research questions based on the DDO(T) framework
  4. Understanding study base: from theory to practice
  5. Cohort membership
  6. Case-control: Sampling of cohort
  7. Cross-sectional membership and its analogous
  8. Epidemiologic measurements I: Measures of occurrence
  9. Epidemiologic measurements II: Measures of association
  10. Clinical research measurements and instruments
  11. Fundamental statistical concepts for clinical researchers
  12. Fundamental data management and informatics for clinical researchers
  13. Designing clinical research: from questions to designs
  14. Different objectives in Clinical research: Descriptive, Explore, Explain and Prediction
Section 2

Diagnosis and Prognosis research: Designs & Standards [Non-causal research theme]

Learning Schedule13 July – 2 August 2026
  1. Similarity of Diagnosis and Prognosis research
  2. Diagnostic research
  3. Diagnostic research classification: matching questions with designs
  4. Basic concepts of diagnostic accuracy indices
  5. Diagnostic accuracy research: designs & concepts
  6. Diagnostic added-value research: design & concepts
  7. Diagnostic prediction research: design & concepts
  8. Diagnostic intervention research: design & concepts
  9. Diagnostic research design reporting standards and quality assessment
  10. Prognosis research classification: matching questions with designs
  11. Fundamental prognosis research: designs & concepts
  12. Prognostic factor research: designs & concepts
  13. Prognostic model research: design & concepts
  14. Stratified medicine research: design & concepts
  15. Prognosis research design reporting standards and quality assessment
Section 3

Etiologic and Therapeutic Research: Designs & Standards

Learning Schedule3 August – 23 August 2026
  1. Etiologic research classification: matching questions with designs
  2. Basic Concepts of Causality and Introduction to Causal Diagrams
  3. Explanatory (causal) risk factor research: design & concepts
  4. Exploratory (non-causal) risk factor research: design & concepts
  5. Etiologic research design reporting standards and quality assessment
  6. Therapeutic research classification: matching questions with designs
  7. Randomised controlled trial: design & concepts
  8. Non-Randomized Design Reporting Standards and Quality Assessment
  9. Target trial emulation: design & concepts
  10. Randomized Design Reporting Standards and Quality Assessment
  11. Non-Randomised design reporting standards and quality assessment
  12. Target trial design reporting standards and quality assessment
Section 4

Evidence Synthesis and Health Technology Assessment, Practical Issues and Essential Topics in CE

Learning Schedule23 August – 20 September 2026
  1. Evidence synthesis: systematic review and meta-analysis
  2. Evidence synthesis: network meta-analysis- Introduction to health technology assessment for clinical researchers
  1. Fundamental ethical principles for clinical researchers
  2. Fundamental sample size calculation for clinical researchers
  3. How to draft proper clinical research proposals
  4. How to perform an effective literature review in the age of GenAIs?
  5. Practical points: manuscripts, publications, journals, and authorships
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