CLINICAL ANALYTICS & 
DECISION SCIENCE (CADS) LAB

Course Schedule

The 2027 cohort will be virtually held from ____ through ____ .  Participants are eligible for up to $1,000 in travel costs reimbursement and will have their lodging and most meals purchased on their behalf by the DATA-Pro Program.

​Phase I: Intensive Summer Training - 12 weeks

• Weekly asynchronous e‑learning modules released every Monday via MUSC Brightspace

  • ~3 hours/week of didactic content

  • Covers core concepts in data analytics, modeling approaches, and database management

• Weekly virtual laboratory sessions

  • 2.5–3 hours/week of hands‑on data exercises

  • Practice using SAS, R, SQL, and other analytic tools

• Fully remote delivery

  • All coursework and labs completed online

  • Flexible, self‑paced weekly structure

Phase II: Guided Projects and Communication Skills Development - 12 weeks

• Select a research question aligned with behavioral, social, or public health sciences after completing Phase I

• Weekly mentorship meetings with assigned faculty or subject‑matter experts (via Teams or Zoom)

• Research design development

  • Identify research gaps

  • Frame inquiry and formulate hypotheses/objectives

• Data identification & analysis

  • Use MUSC databases or linked data resources

  • Analytical support available for extraction, linkage, and transformation

• Administrative support

  • Assistance with secure server access, data use agreements, and IRB submission

• Hands‑on research execution

  • Conduct full analytic workflow: data collection, analysis, interpretation

• Communication & presentation training

  • Prepare structured presentations of research findings

  • Present at MUSC Research Day (first Friday of November)

  • Travel to MUSC in the Fall for in‑person presentations and cohort activities

• Program completion & recognition

  • Graduation dinner hosted by HCC in Charleston, SC

  • Certificate of completion awarded​​