PGCE CMU · Cohort PGCE-2026

Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology

The official online learning platform of the PGCE programme by BioCE, Chiang Mai University — also called PGCE CMU.

Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology (PGCE CMU) is the official online learning platform of the PGCE programme by BioCE, Chiang Mai University. Approved learners sign in with their Google account to access recorded lessons, live sessions, readings, quizzes and PDF materials, and to earn a verifiable completion certificate.

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What is the Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology (PGCE CMU)?

Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology — also known as PGCE CMU — is the official online learning platform of the PGCE programme by BioCE, Chiang Mai University. It delivers the cohort's lessons — recorded video, live sessions, readings, quizzes and PDF materials — to approved learners on a fixed schedule, tracks each learner's progress, and issues completion certificates with a verifiable code.

You sign in with your Google account. The Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology (PGCE CMU) platform uses Google Sign-In only to confirm who you are — your name, email address and profile picture. It does not request or access any other Google data.

What's New?

From Diploma to Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology

A New Learning Experience in Clinical Epidemiology.

Flexible Learning

Redesigned for 2026

หลักสูตร Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology 2026 ได้ออกแบบใหม่ ในด้านโครงสร้างหลักสูตร เนื้อหาการเรียน และรูปแบบการจัดการเรียนการสอน โดยเน้นความยืดหยุ่นในการเรียนรู้ (Flexible Learning) ผู้เรียนสามารถศึกษาเนื้อหาได้ตามเวลาที่เหมาะสมกับตนเอง ควบคู่ไปกับกิจกรรมสรุปบทเรียนและการแลกเปลี่ยนประสบการณ์กับผู้เชี่ยวชาญ

Course Schedule

Release dates, live sessions & learning hours

Recorded-video release dates, live-session dates, and learning hours for each section.

Section 1

Fundamental clinical epidemiologic principles & concepts

Learning Schedule22 June – 12 July 2026

🔴 Live on Zoom11–12 July 2026

Topic	Video Date	Hours
Clinical challenges: DEPTh model	22–28 Jun	0.5
Clinical research design: principles and concepts	22–28 Jun	0.75
Clinical research questions based on the DDO(T) framework	22–28 Jun	0.75
Different objectives in Clinical research: Descriptive, Explore, Explain and Prediction	22–28 Jun	0.5
Understanding study base: from theory to practice	22–28 Jun	0.5
Cohort membership	22–28 Jun	0.75
Case-control: Sampling of cohort	22–28 Jun	0.75
Cross-sectional membership and its analogous	22–28 Jun	0.5
Fundamental data management and informatics for clinical researchers	29 Jun – 5 Jul	1
Fundamental statistical concepts for clinical researchers	29 Jun – 5 Jul	1.5
Epidemiologic measurements I: Measures of occurrence	29 Jun – 5 Jul	0.5
Epidemiologic measurements II: Measures of association	29 Jun – 5 Jul	1
Clinical research measurements and instruments	29 Jun – 5 Jul	1
Designing clinical research: from questions to designs	6–12 Jul	1.5
Case study: diagnosis	6–12 Jul	0.5
Case study: etiognosis	6–12 Jul	0.5
Case study: prognosis	6–12 Jul	0.5
Case study: therapeutic	6–12 Jul	0.5

Total recorded video: 13.5 hours

Section 2

Diagnosis and Prognosis research: Designs & Standards

Learning Schedule13 July – 2 August 2026

🔴 Live on Zoom1–2 August 2026

Topic	Video Date	Hours
Diagnostic research
Diagnostic research classification: matching questions with designs	13–19 Jul	0.5
Basic concepts of diagnostic accuracy indices	13–19 Jul	1.5
Diagnostic accuracy research: designs, concepts, and case study	13–19 Jul	0.75
Diagnostic added-value research: design, concepts, and case study	13–19 Jul	0.75
Diagnostic intervention research: design, concepts, and case studies	13–19 Jul	0.75
Diagnostic research design reporting standards and quality assessment	13–19 Jul	0.75
Prognosis research
Prognosis research classification: matching questions with designs	20–26 Jul	0.5
Fundamental prognosis research: designs, concepts and case studies	20–26 Jul	1
Prognostic factor research: designs, concepts and case studies	20–26 Jul	1
Stratified medicine research: designs, concepts and case studies	20–26 Jul	1
Prognosis research design reporting standards and quality assessment	20–26 Jul	1
Prediction research
Diagnosis/prognosis prediction research: designs & concepts	27 Jul – 2 Aug	0.5
Development study	27 Jul – 2 Aug	1.5
External validation study	27 Jul – 2 Aug	1
Reporting standards and quality assessment	27 Jul – 2 Aug	1

Total recorded video: 13.5 hours

Section 3

Etiologic and Therapeutic research: Designs & Standards

Learning Schedule3 August – 23 August 2026

🔴 Live on Zoom22–23 August 2026

Topic	Video Date	Hours
Etiologic research
Etiologic research classification: matching questions with designs	3–9 Aug	1
Basic concepts of causality and introduction to causal diagrams	3–9 Aug	1.5
Explanatory (causal) risk factor research: design, concepts, and case studies	3–9 Aug	1
Exploratory (non-causal) risk factor research: design, concepts, and case studies	3–9 Aug	1
Etiologic research design reporting standards and quality assessment	3–9 Aug	1
Therapeutic research
Therapeutic research classification: matching questions with designs	10–16 Aug	0.5
Randomised controlled trial: design concepts and case studies	10–16 Aug	2.5
Non-randomised studies of intervention (NRSI): design concepts and case studies	10–16 Aug	1.5
Target trial emulation: design concepts and case studies	17–23 Aug	1.5
Randomised design reporting standards and quality assessment	17–23 Aug	1
Non-randomised design reporting standards and quality assessment	17–23 Aug	1
Target trial design reporting standards and quality assessment	17–23 Aug	0.5

Total recorded video: 14 hours

Section 4

Evidence synthesis and Health technology assessment, Practical issues and essential topics in CE

Learning Schedule24 August – 27 September 2026

🔴 Live on Zoom19–20 September 2026

Topic	Video Date	Hours
Evidence synthesis
Systematic review: design concepts and case studies	24–30 Aug	2
Meta-analysis: design concepts and case studies	24–30 Aug	2
Network meta-analysis: design concepts and case studies	24–30 Aug	1.5
Introduction to health technology assessment for clinical researchers: design concepts and case studies	31 Aug – 6 Sep	4
Fundamental ethical principles for clinical researchers	7–13 Sep	4
Fundamental sample size calculation for clinical researchers: concept and discussion	14–20 Sep	3
How to draft proper clinical research proposals	14–20 Sep	1.5
How to perform an effective literature review in the age of GenAIs?	21–27 Sep	2
Practical points: manuscripts, publications, journals, and authorships	21–27 Sep	2

Total recorded video: 22 hours

Video Date = the week each recorded lecture is released. Live on Zoom = the live session dates for each section (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, GMT+7); the course concludes with final live sessions on 26–27 September 2026. Total recorded video: 63 hours · plus 33 hours of live sessions = 96 hours overall.

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