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Study Guide2019-2020

Research Education in Health Sciencesand Clinical Research

Master of Science in Health Sciences (70 ECTS)

Research Master in Health Sciences (120 ECTS)

Research Master in Clinical Research (120 ECTS)

Postgraduate Programmes (70 ECTS)

Health Economic AnalysisMedical PsychologyPublic Health EpidemiologyHealth Decision Sciences

SpecialisationsBiostatistics Clinical EpidemiologyEpidemiologyGenetic & Molecular Epidemiology

Study guide 2019 – 2020

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Word of welcome

Welcome to the Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences (NIHES); and in addition to the

international students: welcome to the Netherlands!

We are delighted you have chosen NIHES to study for your Master in Health Sciences or

Clinical Research, or for the Postgraduate programme. Over the past years hundreds of

young and talented students, researchers and health professionals from around the world

have preceded you. They have benefited from our challenging international research and

study environment, which you are now about to experience for yourself.

At NIHES, we owe our broad, international scientific network to the collaboration between

our constituent members and to the partnerships with leading universities abroad. This

network gives us a faculty of highly successful experts with outstanding academic credentials. It is an honour to have

leading international scientists lecture and participate in our research programmes.

This practical guide will help you find your way around and take full advantage of our network. We recommend you get

acquainted with the international community of health scientists, explore ongoing research at the Erasmus MC,

exchange ideas with your fellow students and faculty and, last but not least, enjoy yourself!

The entire NIHES staff sincerely wishes you a valuable and pleasant stay at the Netherlands Institute for Health

Sciences.

Professor, Myriam Hunink, MD PhD

Director of NIHES


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Table of Content WORD OF WELCOME ..................................................................................................................................... 3 TABLE OF CONTENT ...................................................................................................................................... 4 1. STUDYING AT THE NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCES ................................................................ 7

1.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 Programmes ..................................................................................................................................... 8

2. GENERAL INFORMATION .......................................................................................................................... 9 2.1 Course information ............................................................................................................................ 9

2.1.1 Erasmus Summer Programme ....................................................................................................... 9 2.1.2 Courses ...................................................................................................................................... 9 2.1.3 Course attendance ..................................................................................................................... 10 2.1.4 Course evaluations ..................................................................................................................... 10 2.1.5 Course materials ........................................................................................................................ 11 2.1.6 Software ................................................................................................................................... 11 2.1.7 Cancelling your participation in a course ....................................................................................... 11 2.1.8 Course exemptions ..................................................................................................................... 11

2.2 Research ........................................................................................................................................ 11 2.2.1 Choosing your research subject ................................................................................................... 11 2.2.2 Personal tutor ............................................................................................................................ 11 2.2.3 Practical research ....................................................................................................................... 12 2.2.4 Research project ........................................................................................................................ 12 2.2.5 Research Assessment ................................................................................................................. 13 2.2.6 Shared responsibility .................................................................................................................. 13

2.3 Communication ............................................................................................................................... 13 2.3.1 Website .................................................................................................................................... 14 2.3.2 Email ........................................................................................................................................ 14 2.3.3 Osiris ........................................................................................................................................ 14 2.3.4 Canvas ..................................................................................................................................... 14

2.4 Examinations and other important information .................................................................................... 14 2.4.1 Examination .............................................................................................................................. 14 2.4.2 Cum laude ................................................................................................................................ 15 2.4.3 Examination policy ..................................................................................................................... 15 2.4.4 Student representation ............................................................................................................... 15 2.4.5 Confidential counsellor ................................................................................................................ 16 2.4.6 Dutch residence permit ............................................................................................................... 16

3 MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH SCIENCES (70 EC POINTS) ........................................................................ 17 3.1 Aims of the programme .................................................................................................................... 17 3.2 Specific course information ............................................................................................................... 17

3.2.1 Introduction to Medical Writing (MCER.SC02-2015) ........................................................................ 18 3.3 Specific Research information ............................................................................................................ 18 3.4 Recommended courses ..................................................................................................................... 18 3.5 Programme overview MSc Health Sciences (70 EC points) .................................................................... 19

3A EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME, MSC IN HEALTH SCIENCES ................................................................................... 21 3a.1 Aims of the programme .................................................................................................................... 21 3a.2 Specific course information ............................................................................................................... 21 3a.3 Specific research information ............................................................................................................ 21 3a.4 Recommended courses ..................................................................................................................... 21


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3a.5 Programme overview Executive Programme (MSc HS, 70 EC points) ...................................................... 22 4. RESEARCH MASTER IN HEALTH SCIENCES (120 EC POINTS) ........................................................................ 23

4.1 Aims of the programme .................................................................................................................... 23 4.2 Specific course information ............................................................................................................... 23

4.2.1 Scientific Writing in English for Publication (SC07) .......................................................................... 24 4.2.2 Research Seminars for Research Master students ........................................................................... 24

4.3 Specific research information ............................................................................................................ 24 4.4 Medical students .............................................................................................................................. 24

4.4.1 Final Exam ................................................................................................................................ 24 4.4.2 Exemptions for Master in Medicine ............................................................................................... 24

4.5 Recommended courses ..................................................................................................................... 25 4.6 Programme overview Research Master Health Sciences (120 EC points) ................................................. 26

5. RESEARCH MASTER IN CLINICAL RESEARCH (120 EC POINTS) ..................................................................... 28 5.1 Aims of the programme .................................................................................................................... 28 5.2 Specific course information ............................................................................................................... 28

5.2.1 Scientific Writing in English for Publication (SC07) .......................................................................... 28 5.2.2 Research Seminars for Research Master students ........................................................................... 28

5.3 Specific research information ............................................................................................................ 29 5.3.1 Clinical Research Advisory Board .................................................................................................. 29 5.3.2 Advisor Clinical Research ............................................................................................................ 29 5.3.3 Personal tutor ............................................................................................................................ 29 5.3.4 Personal Education Programme .................................................................................................... 29 5.3.5 Practical research ....................................................................................................................... 30 5.3.6 Defending your research ............................................................................................................. 30

5.4 Medical students .............................................................................................................................. 30 5.4.1 Final Exam ................................................................................................................................ 30 5.4.2 Exemptions for Master in Medicine ............................................................................................... 30

5.5 Programme overview Research Master Clinical Research ....................................................................... 32 6. POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME (70 EC POINTS) .......................................................................................... 33

6.1 Aims of the programmes .................................................................................................................. 33 6.2 Specific course information ............................................................................................................... 33 6.3 Specific research information ............................................................................................................ 33 6.4 Programme Overview Postgraduate programme (70 EC points) ............................................................. 34

7. GRADUATION ...................................................................................................................................... 35 7.1 Requirements .................................................................................................................................. 35 7.2 NIHES Awards ................................................................................................................................. 35 7.3 Your diploma or certificate ................................................................................................................ 35

8. AFTER GRADUATION ............................................................................................................................. 36 8.1 Continue your research training at NIHES ........................................................................................... 36

8.1.1 Postgraduate programme ............................................................................................................ 36 8.1.2 PhD research project .................................................................................................................. 36

8.2 Stay in touch! ................................................................................................................................. 36 ANNEX I: FALL SCHEDULE 2019 ................................................................................................................... 37 ANNEX II: COMBINATION OF THE PROGRAMME WITH THE REGULAR MEDICAL CURRICULUM ........................................ 38 ANNEX III: CONTACT DETAILS ..................................................................................................................... 39

Educational Support Centre .......................................................................................................................... 39 NIHES staff ................................................................................................................................................ 40


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Helpdesk ................................................................................................................................................... 40 Confidential counsellor ................................................................................................................................ 40 NIHES Programme Directors ........................................................................................................................ 41 Clinical Research Advisory Board .................................................................................................................. 42

ANNEX IV DEFINITIONS / DESCRIPTIONS ....................................................................................................... 43 ANNEX V MAPS ......................................................................................................................................... 45 ANNEX VI: COURSE LINKS NIHES COURSES ................................................................................................... 48 ANNEX VII: TASKS OF THE TUTOR AND ADVISOR .............................................................................................. 50


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1. Studying at the Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences

1.1 Introduction The Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences (NIHES) is a collaboration of eight research departments and five

affiliated research departments at Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam and affiliated partners sharing their

specialised knowledge in quantitative medical and health research.

These departments and sections offer a range of research and training programmes in eight key disciplines:

• Epidemiology

• Clinical Epidemiology

• Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology

• Public Health Epidemiology

• Health Economic Analysis

• Medical Psychology

• Biostatistics

• Health Decision Sciences

Furthermore, NIHES closely collaborates with other Research Schools at Erasmus MC. For example, both the

Cardiovascular Research School COEUR and the Research School MolMed (Molecular Medicine) contribute to the

Research Master in Clinical Research.

NIHES offers Master of Science degree programmes, a Postgraduate programme and short courses. Our short courses

attract researchers and health professionals from all over the world. Because these courses are also part of our degree

programmes, you will be sharing most classes with external participants. In addition, NIHES annually organizes the

Erasmus Summer Programme in collaboration with Erasmus MC. Detailed information about the programmes, courses,

and application and admission procedures can be found on www.nihes.com.

This study guide informs starting Master students (Master of Science and Research Master) and Postgraduate students

about the general rules of NIHES and gives them detailed information about the Master degree programmes and the

Postgraduate Programme they are interested in. Information for current students can be found in Canvas.

https://www.nihes.com/research/departments/

https://www.nihes.com/research/affiliated-departments/

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1.2 Programmes The NIHES Master of Science-programmes have been accredited by the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands

and Flanders (NVAO) and registered in the Dutch Central Register for Higher Education Programmes (CROHO). The

Postgraduate Programme is recognized by Erasmus University Rotterdam, but is not registered in the CROHO. The

following table shows a short summary of the programmes offered at NIHES. More in-depth information about all

programmes can be found in chapters 3 – 6.

Programme Duration EC points

Requirements Specialisations CROHO

MSc in Health Sciences

Full-time (MSc HS)

1 year 70 Master’s degree, relevant research / work experience

• Epidemiology • Clinical Epidemiology • Genetic and Molecular

Epidemiology • Public Health Epidemiology • Biostatistics • Medical Psychology • Health Decision Sciences

75042

Executive (MSc HS)

Adaptable / 2 years

70 Published scientists

Research Master in Health Sciences

Health Sciences (RM HS)

2 years 120 Bachelor’s degree, no research / work experience


Epidemiology • Public Health Epidemiology • Health Economic Analysis • Medical Psychology • Biostatistics • Health Decision Sciences

60120

Health Sciences + Medicine

4 years (combined)

120 Medical students Erasmus MC

Research Master in Clinical Research

Clinical Research (RM CR)

2 years 120 Bachelor’s degree, no research / work experience

n/a 60312

Clinical Research + Medicine

4 years (combined)

120 Medical students Erasmus MC

Post Graduate

1 year 70 Master’s degree, pre-PhD


Epidemiology • Public Health Epidemiology


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2. General Information

This chapter gives general information about courses, research, communication, and examination procedures and

rules. Go to chapters 3 to 6 to find specific information about your programme (see table of content).

2.1 Course information In this section, general information concerning the courses is described.

2.1.1 Erasmus Summer Programme The Erasmus Summer Programme (ESP) is a three-week programme in August, open to health professionals

worldwide. Over 500 participants attend each year. All NIHES programme students start with a compulsory selection

of courses offered during the ESP, where you will thus be sharing courses with health professionals with various

backgrounds and specialisations. You will get a comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to the principles and methods

of applied quantitative research in medicine and health care. The key areas are biostatistics, clinical research,

epidemiology, human genetics and health services, and public health research. Your introductory ESP programme

consists entirely of required courses based on your programme and specialisation (see chapters 3 to 6). Your second

ESP has room for elective courses, but may also contain some additional required courses.

The NIHES programme starts with courses during the ESP in August, after which students continue on to further

NIHES courses. Please note that there is no additional break between the ESP and regular courses. It is therefore

important to keep in mind that you are expected to be available to follow courses starting in August.

2.1.2 Courses In each NIHES programme, the following categories of courses and programme components are distinguished:

- Common core: the courses and programme components which are equal for all specialisations within your

programme;

- Required: the courses and programme components which are mandatory for your specific specialisation;

- Electives: courses which can be elected and used to tailor your programme.

ESP class times are from 8:45 – 11:45 and 13:00 – 16:00, 17:00 or 18:00. Regular class times throughout the year

are typically from 10:00 – 13:00 and 14:00 – 17:00, although this can differ between courses. The programme has a

full-time workload, meaning you can expect to spend around 40 hrs/week on your studies.

2.1.2.1 Common core

The common core of all Master programmes consists of the basics in study design and biostatistics, but may contain

more components depending on your programme. Specific information for your programme can be found in one of the

chapters 3 to 5. Since the Postgraduate programme has no specialisations, the programme has no common core

courses – only required and elective courses (see chapter 6).

2.1.2.2 Required

Each programme and specialisation has specific required courses (see chapters 3 to 6). In these required courses you

learn the basics of your specialisation.

2.1.2.3 Electives

The elective courses are meant to tailor your programme to your interests and professional needs. They take place in

the winter and spring terms and in your follow-up Erasmus Summer Programme(s) in the month of August. Electives

can be chosen from the ESP and NIHES advanced courses in winter and spring. For the exact numbers of credits open

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Students in the specialisations Epidemiology, Public Health Epidemiology, and Health Economic Analysis are required

to choose from a set number of courses for part of their elective credits. The remaining amount of these credits can be

spent freely.

Registration for the advanced elective courses in Winter and Spring takes place in October/November each year.

Registration for the ESP is open in April. The final course list and necessary information about the registration

procedures will be published in General Information in Canvas. If you wish to take elective courses at other schools or

institutes, you will be able to find more information in Canvas.

2.1.2.4 Lifelong Learning Skills

Aside from Health Sciences-related courses, NIHES students are also offered a range of more overarching skills

courses. The subjects of these lifelong learning skills courses range from scientific integrity to leadership skills. All

students, apart from students in the Postgraduate Programme, are required to take a set number of EC points in

lifelong learning skills courses.

2.1.2.5 Introduction to R module

R is a programming language and software environment for statistical computing and graphics. The R language is

widely used among statisticians for data analysis and therefore part of the NIHES programmes. NIHES offers a self-

paced online module “Introduction to R”. In this module you get instructions how to install and get used to R.

Since all students will encounter at least one course that uses R, it is highly recommended you complete the online

module early in your studies.

The module is accessible through Canvas: https://canvas.eur.nl/courses/26169

More R exercises can be found on DataCamp: https://www.datacamp.com/courses/free-introduction-to-r

Courses that currently use R are the following:

- Clinical Epidemiology (CE02);

- Biostatistical Methods I: Basic Principles (CC02 and CC02a);

- Biostatistical Methods II: Classical Regression Models (EP03);

- Using R for Statistics in Medical Research (BST02);

- Repeated Measurements (CE08);

- Bayesian Statistics (CE09).

- Advanced topics in Decision-making in Medicine (CE15)

- Using R of Decision Modeling in health technology assessment (CE16)

- Introduction to Data-analysis (ESP03)

- Introduction to Bayesian Methods in Clinical Research (ESP68)

- Missing Values in Clinical Research (EP16)

Please note that this list may expand during your time at NIHES.

2.1.3 Course attendance Depending on the course, attendance (or attendance on certain course days) may be compulsory. Specific information

per course will be given in Canvas. A student should register their attendance through Academy Attendance on all

course days of their courses. If attendance is compulsory for an entire course, students may be absent for a maximum

of 20% of the course. If you are absent for more than 20% of a course, the course will not count toward your degree.

2.1.4 Course evaluations Your feedback about our courses is very valuable to us because it helps us to constantly improve our education.

Therefore, our course evaluations are compulsory. You will receive an email from our evaluation system EvaSys with a

link to the digital evaluation form after each course. You have six weeks to complete the form.

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2.1.5 Course materials All course materials are included in the NIHES tuition fee and will be made available in Canvas. Additional book and

literature recommendations can be found on the NIHES website and in Canvas.

2.1.6 Software Students at Erasmus University Rotterdam and employees at Erasmus MC can buy software such as SPSS and SAS at

a discount, via www.surfspot.nl.

2.1.7 Cancelling your participation in a course If you are unable to attend a course, please notify the NIHES programme officers at the Educational Support Centre by

email ([email protected]) at least two weeks before the start of the course. An administration fee of €50 will be

charged for course cancellations made less than two weeks before the start of the course.1

2.1.8 Course exemptions To be exempted from a course (or courses), you must send a formal written request to the examination board two

months before the start date of the course at the latest. Your request should include the following:

1. The title(s) of the course(s) you wish to be exempt from;

2. Per course a list of corresponding courses you already successfully passed in a previous programme, including

course descriptions and literature used.

Note that exemptions can only be granted for full courses, not for individual assignments or exams. Please send your

request to the Examination Board, (email: [email protected]) mentioning your student number. Please

note that all information should be in English.

2.2 Research The NIHES programmes are characterized by a strong emphasis on research projects. NIHES covers a broad and

varied range of research, from major neurological and cardiovascular diseases to the endocrine determinants of

diseases; from paediatric studies to end-of-life decisions in medical practice; and from the social determinants of

health and disease to the side effects of drugs. Below you find the general rules that apply to the research projects.

Further information about your research project is available for students through Canvas.

2.2.1 Choosing your research subject The following is applicable for (Research) Master in Health Sciences students and Postgraduate students: in October or

November of your first year you will be assigned a personal tutor after having discussed your research interests with a

programme coordinator and/or programme director. To prepare for this, we strongly recommend you to take a look at

the Research Themes guide available on the NIHES website. Research Master in Clinical Research students are

assigned an advisor from the Clinical Research Advisory Board, who then finds them a suitable tutor.

Please note for all Master students: you can only start your research project after you successfully attended all

compulsory courses of the first semester. NIHES PhD candidates and executive programme students are exempt from

this rule.

2.2.2 Personal tutor You will work on your research project under the guidance and supervision of the personal tutor assigned to you. The

primary tasks of the tutor are to support and supervise you during your research phase, to give you feedback and to

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assess your work (elaborated on in Canvas). Your tutor will also arrange a workspace for you. More information on the

role of the tutor in your research process can be found in annex VII. Please note that in the Teaching and Exam

Regulations, the tutor is called ‘supervisor’.

All tutors are senior faculty members at Erasmus MC or Erasmus University Rotterdam. Each tutor has considerable

experience (at least PhD level) in one or more specific research subjects. You will also work with a junior tutor, with

whom you will be in contact more frequently and who will supervise you more directly on your research project.

After you send your resume to your intended tutor, it is up to your tutor and you to arrange further collaboration, and

to inform the programme coordinator of what you have agreed on. Once your tutor has been assigned, you can only

change tutors during your research process with permission from NIHES.

In chapter 5, you can find more information about the research guidance provided for Research Master in Clinical

Research students.

2.2.3 Practical research As soon as you and your tutor have decided on the topic to pursue, you will start working on your research project.

You will be asked to formulate a research question, write a research proposal and design a study. As full-time Master

student, you continue your research project directly after approval of the research proposal. You will write a research

paper under your tutor’s guidance, in the format of a draft version of a scientific publication for an international peer

reviewed scientific journal. It may be possible for you to collect and analyse data yourself, but in most cases you will

carry out your project using existing data. You may be asked to help with data collection for future research. You will

work closely together with the research group at your tutor’s institute/department, and have full access to the

computer facilities for data management and analysis. You will regularly meet with your tutor.

2.2.4 Research project The following sub-sections provide more details about the requirements for your research project and the assessments

that are part of your research project. Once you receive your login details, you will be able to find more elaborate

information about your research in Canvas.

2.2.4.1 Research proposal

As a first-year Master student, you are required to write a research proposal in collaboration with your tutor1, which

you subsequently present to your tutor and an additional representative of your research group. Your tutor and the

representative will then provide feedback on your research proposal, after which you adjust the proposal according to

this feedback. The adjusted research proposal must be handed in as digital copy, together with the evaluation form

filled in by your tutor and the representative.

2.2.4.2 Midterm presentation

When you are about halfway with your research project, you are required to give a midterm presentation about your

research thus far. Further information will be provided in Canvas.

2.2.4.3 End presentation

All Master students are required to present the findings of their research project to the tutor’s research group.

2.2.4.4 Defence

Research Master students (both Health Sciences and Clinical Research) are expected to defend their research paper in

a session with their tutor and one or two assessors. This session is planned in collaboration with you and your tutor,

and you are welcome to invite (a limited number of) friends and family to the occasion.

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2.2.4.5 Research paper

The research project has to culminate in (a draft version of) a research paper, or more than one paper, including all

required elements for publication in an international English-language peer-reviewed scientific journal with an impact

factor and a good reputation in its field. You need to be listed as the sole author of this/these paper(s), with

acknowledgement of your tutor(s). When preparing your paper, preferably adhere to the guidelines in the AMA Manual

of Style published by the American Medical Association.

You are allowed to hand in multiple papers, under the following conditions:

- The papers need to be written under the guidance of the same tutor;

- The subjects of the papers need to be related;

- The papers can be graded by the same second assessor.

The below table shows the components of the research project for each programme.

MSc in Health

Sciences (70 EC points)

MSc Executive Programme

(70 EC points)

Research Master in Health Sciences

(120 EC points)

Research Master in Clinical Research (120 EC points)

Postgraduate Programme

(70 EC points) Research proposal

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Midterm presentation*

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

End presentation ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Research paper ✔ (1) ✔ (1) ✔ (1) ✔ (1) ✔ (2)

Defence ✔ ✔

Final exam Medical students

Erasmus MC Medical students

Erasmus MC

2.2.5 Research Assessment Your tutor will assess your research period on the basis of commitment and motivation, and on the knowledge and

creativity you have demonstrated.

The final grade for your research period is based on the assessments of your research paper and project (and your

defence, if applicable), and the final check and approval of the NIHES directors. For more information check the

Teaching and Examination Regulations, which will be available to you in Canvas.

2.2.6 Shared responsibility If you have any questions or if you are experiencing problems, please contact your tutor and the programme

coordinator. RM Clinical Research students should contact the tutor and advisor in first instance. If necessary, the

advisory board member or programme coordinator will consult with the programme director.

Only the programme coordinator, in consultation with the programme director, is authorized to decide on deviations

from the rule that a student may start the research project only when all compulsory courses have been attended (see

paragraph 2.2.1).

2.3 Communication NIHES uses several modes of communication to keep you updated on all relevant information. The following sections

will explain more about the used media and what each medium is used for.

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2.3.1 Website The NIHES website contains general information about our institute, our courses and living in Rotterdam. The website

is mostly aimed at prospective students, but can be useful for finding information on courses and keeping up with

general NIHES news. The Erasmus Summer Programme has its own website.

2.3.2 Email Once you are enrolled, NIHES only communicates with you via your student email address. Because of privacy, NIHES

will not answer emails from other email addresses. Please keep this in mind when contacting us via email.

2.3.3 Osiris Osiris is a student information system used by most faculties of Erasmus University Rotterdam. You will receive a login

code for the Osiris environment when commencing your studies at NIHES. Osiris is used for administrative

information, such as checking your degree programme and your related exam programme, getting an overview of the

courses in your programme, checking your study progress and exam results, and seeing how many EC points you still

have open for electives.

Important to note is that NIHES course codes in Osiris are preceded by MCER, e.g.: MCER.ESP01 for Principles of

Research in Medicine and Epidemiology (ESP01) or MCER.CE02-2017 for Clinical Epidemiology (CE02).

2.3.4 Canvas When commencing your studies at NIHES, you will receive a login code for the Canvas learning environment1, which is

the same as your login code for Osiris. During your time at NIHES, Canvas is your main source of information in terms

of course details such as syllabuses, locations, dates and times of lectures and exams, reviews and resits, as well as

other course material. Course instructors will also communicate with you through Canvas. Course information will be

made available at least one week before the start of a course. Besides course-specific information, Canvas also

provides general information about electives, examinations, rules and regulations, graduation, etcetera.

2.4 Examinations and other important information In this section you will find general information about examination, as well as other amenities available to you at

NIHES.

2.4.1 Examination Most NIHES courses have an examination. To pass an examination, you have to score a “pass” (marked as ‘a/p’ on

your grades list), or obtain a 5.5 grade or higher. When failing an exam, you have the right to two resits. It is also

necessary to meet the attendance requirement for a course (if applicable, see 2.1.3) in order to pass: if you do not

meet this requirement, the course will not count towards your degree.

Some courses, however, do not have an examination. For these courses, i.e. most courses in the Erasmus Summer

Programme2, a ‘pass’ grade is required (marked as ‘a/p’ on your grades list), which can be obtained only if you have

fulfilled the course attendance (see 2.1.3).

If you did not fulfil the course attendance of the course and it was a compulsory course, you need to re-attend/retake

this specific course, e.g. in the upcoming year or do a substitute assignment. If the course concerned was an elective

course, you need to get the course credits by either retaking the course or completing a substitute assignment, or by

1 In August 2018 NIHES has switched to a new version of Canvas, with a different URL. If you have accessed Canvas prior to August 2018 for other NIHES courses, please be aware that you need a different login to access the new version of Canvas.. 2 For the following ESP courses you will need to take a written examination: the statistics courses in the Executive Programme: Introduction to Biostatistics (ESP03); Regression Analysis (ESP09).

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choosing another elective course. Redoing the course or taking a substitute course may have financial consequences

for you.

2.4.2 Cum laude All students in the Master programmes in Health Sciences and in Clinical Research can be awarded the designation

‘cum laude’ if they fulfill the prerequisites described below.

If you have shown exceptional competence in the final examination, the Examination Board may decide to award the

designation “cum laude” or “with credit” on your degree certificate. To attain exceptional competence, you must meet

all of the following requirements:

- Sit all examinations of the curriculum only once (no resits);

- Have no exemptions from examination parts granted;

- A weighted average of the examinations for which grades were assigned of at least 8.25, including

exemptions with grade attained;

- None of the grades in the weighted average lower than 7.0.

Examination parts assessed with either ‘satisfactory’ or ‘good’ must have been assessed at least as satisfactory but are

left out of consideration when calculating the grade average for determining whether a student graduates with honours

(cum laude). Grades that do not involve assessment of the individual student but rather a group of students are also

left out of consideration in this calculation.

All rules concerning cum laude graduation can be found in the Rules and Guidelines for the Examinations document of

the Examination Board, which will be available to you in Canvas.

2.4.3 Examination policy The examination policy is laid down in the following documents:

- Teaching and Examination Regulation (TER) Research Masters Erasmus MC for the Research Masters Health

Sciences and Clinical Research (120 EC points);

- Teaching and Examination Regulation (TER) MSc in Health Sciences for the MSc in Health Sciences (70 EC points).

These rules also apply to the Postgraduate programme.

You can find both documents in the General Information of NIHES pages on Canvas. The most important rules are

stated in section 2.4, but we advise you to read the Teaching and Examination Regulations related to your

programme. Details on the Examination Board can also be found in Canvas.

For courses taken at ESHPM (Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management)by students Health Economic Analysis,

the relevant Teaching and Examination Regulations of ESHPM apply.

Information about the following inquiries for the Examination Board can be found in the TER and in General

Information in Canvas ([email protected], mention your student number in communications):

- request for exemption from a course;

- request to count an elective at another institute or university as an elective in your NIHES programme;

- application for extra facilities when taking exams (because of e.g. handicaps or dyslexia);

- requests for a 4th attempt to do an exam;

- extension of validity of your exam results;

- lodging a formal complaint with the Examination Board (e.g. regarding exam procedures).

2.4.4 Student representation At NIHES and Erasmus University Rotterdam as a whole, there are multiple levels of student representation. We

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- Student panel: At the start of each year a student panel with student representatives from all programmes and

specialisations is set up to evaluate the programme in general. All students receive an invitation to apply in the fall.

- Education Committee: The Education Committee Research Masters is a committee consisting of both teachers

and students, dedicated to improving the quality of education. Contrary to the student panel, the Education

Committee covers all graduate schools at Erasmus MC.

- Student Council: The Student Council (studentenraad in Dutch) is an elected, faculty-wide council that represents

the interests of students within the Erasmus MC School in meetings with the school’s dean. Its members are

elected yearly (in spring) by Erasmus MC students – NIHES students have active voting rights.

- University Council: the University Council (universiteitsraad in Dutch) is an elected, university-wide council that

represents the interests of both students and employees in monthly meetings with the executive board. Its

members are elected yearly (in spring) – NIHES students have active voting rights.

2.4.5 Confidential counsellor At NIHES and Erasmus University Rotterdam, we place great importance on students’ ability to work in a pleasant and

productive atmosphere. In order to make sure all students have the opportunity to do that, NIHES has appointed a

confidential counsellor. Students can turn to the confidential counsellor when they are confronted by behaviour or

circumstances they experience as unwanted.

Unwanted behaviour can be any behaviour that is experienced as unwanted, such as (but not limited to) aggression

and/or violence, (sexual) intimidation, bullying, discrimination, stalking, or unequal treatment. The confidential

counsellor helps you in solving these problems, but will not take any steps without your explicit approval. All

consultations are confidential.

NIHES’ confidential counsellor is Ed van Beeck, MD, PhD.

Phone: 010 – 703 8471

Email: [email protected]

2.4.6 Dutch residence permit For students with a temporary Dutch residence permit the following rule applies: Dutch education institutes are obliged

to inform the Netherlands Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) about the study progress of international

students with a Dutch residence permit for study purposes. Insufficient study results (<50%) may lead to the

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3 Master of Science in Health Sciences (70 EC points)

The Master of Science programme in Health Sciences (70 EC points) is offered in two learning modes: a one-year full-

time variant, and the executive programme variant (70 EC points). In consultation with the programme coordinator,

the one year fulltime variant may also be followed part-time. Chapter 3a gives specific information on the Executive

Programme.

The one-year full-time programme has the following specialisations:

- Epidemiology;

- Clinical Epidemiology;

- Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology;

- Public Health Epidemiology;

- Biostatistics;

- Medical Psychology

- Health Decision Sciences.

3.1 Aims of the programme This MSc programme aims to educate students in research methodology. Upon graduation you will be able to

successfully pursue a scientific career. The programme provides you with a solid theoretical, methodological and

statistical basis for designing and implementing a research project and will teach you how to best publish the results of

your research project. The programme complies with the requirements at an (inter)national master’s level and offers

courses and lectures by internationally renowned lecturers. In the course of the programme you will acquire the

following competencies:

- The ability to formulate a relevant problem and translate it into a scientific question;

- The ability to carry out an extensive literature study of an issue;

- The ability to translate a scientific question into a scientific protocol and/or research proposal;

- Acquisition of adequate knowledge where scientific research and biostatistics analytical methods are concerned,

and the ability to apply this knowledge in composing a research proposal and in performing, analysing and

interpreting research;

- Acquisition of adequate knowledge where legislation, regulations and ethical rules are concerned, and the ability to

apply this knowledge in composing a research proposal;

- The ability to collaborate with other members of the research group in order to set up and carry out a research

project; to collect data and to analyse these data to draw up conclusions;

- The ability to compose a concept manuscript or Master of Science thesis, which, possibly in collaboration with the

primary investigator, can be further developed into a scientific manuscript suitable for publication in an

international peer-reviewed journal;

- The ability to present research findings in a scientific meeting;

- The ability to critically review and assess relevance of scientific results of others;

- The ability to make causal inferences.

3.2 Specific course information All information in section 2.1 is applicable to MSc students in Health Sciences. The MSc in Health Sciences students

additionally need to attend and pass the Introduction to Medical Writing course (see below).


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3.2.1 Introduction to Medical Writing (MCER.SC02-2015) This course is compulsory for all MSc students. The course focuses on the writing of correct and readable scientific

articles in English. Students who have successfully completed an equivalent course in the past (e.g. Erasmus MC PhD

students who have successfully completed the Erasmus MC course on Biomedical English writing and Communication)

can apply for an exemption from MCER.SC02-2015 by contacting the Examination Board (see paragraph 2.1.8).

3.3 Specific Research information All information concerning the research project in section 2.2 is applicable to MSc students in Health Sciences.

3.4 Recommended courses NIHES strongly recommends the following courses for your elective courses:

Clinical Epidemiology

- Advanced Topics in Decision-making in Medicine [EWP02, 2.4 EC points]

- Pharmaco-epidemiology [ESP21, 0.7 EC points]

- Causal Inference [ESP48, 1.4 EC points]

- Causal Mediation Analysis [ESP69, 1.4 EC points]

Health Decision Sciences


- Health Technology Assessment [GW4546M, 5 EC points]


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3.5 Programme overview MSc Health Sciences (70 EC points)

Exam programme in Osiris is NIHES-MHS2019. For dates and overview fall courses, check annex I.

Calendar Course code Course EC

EP CE GE PH Bstat MP HDSAug 2019 ESP01 Principles of Research in Medicine and Epidemiology 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

Aug-Sept 2019 CC01 Study Design 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3

Sept-Oct 2019 CC02 Biostatistical Methods I: Basic Principles 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7

Nov-Dec 2019 EP03 Biostatistical Methods II: Classical Regression Models 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3

Jan-Jul 2020 M-RES Research 33.0 33.0 33.0 33.0 33.0 33.0 33.0 33.0

May-Jun 2020 SC02 Introduction to Medical Writing 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

Sept 2019-Jun 2020 LLS Lifelong Learning Skills 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

51 51.0 51.0 51.0 51.0 51.0 51.0 51.0

EP CE GE PH Bstat MP HDSAug 2019 ESP11 Methods of Public Health Research 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

Aug 2019 ESP14 Clinical Trials 0.7 0.7 0.7

Aug 2019 ESP25 Health Economics 0.7 0.7 0.7

Aug 2019 ESP41 Introduction to Global Public Health 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

Aug 2019 ESP42 Methods of Health Services Research 0.7 0.7

Aug 2019 ESP43 Principles of Genetic Epidemiology 0.7 0.7

Aug 2019 ESP45 Primary and Secondary Prevention Research 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

Aug 2019 ESP57 Genomics in Molecular Medicine 1.4 1.4

Aug 2019 ESP61 Social Epidemiology 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

Aug 2019 ESP63 Advances in Genomics Research 0.4 0.4

Aug 2019 ESP65 The Practice of Epidemiologic Analysis 0.7 0.7 0.7

Aug 2019 ESP70 Fundamentals of Medical Decision Making 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

Aug 2019 ESP74 Genome-wide Association Studies 0.7 0.7

Aug 2019 ESP75 Human Epigenomics 0.7 0.7

Aug / Oct 2019 BST01Review of Mathematics and Introduction to Statistics (Bstat in Aug, HDS in Oct) 1.0 1.0 1.0

Oct 2019 CE01 Clinical Translation of Epidemiology 2.0 2.0 2.0

Oct 2019 GE14 Linux for Scientists 0.6 0.6

Oct-Nov 2019 GE02 Genetic-epidemiologic Research Methods 5.1 5.1

Oct-Nov 2019 HS02 Public Health Research: part a, b and c 5.7 5.7

Oct-Nov 2019 MP01 Psychology in Medicine 5.7 5.7

Oct-Nov 2019 CE02 Clinical Epidemiology 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7

Nov 2019 MP02 The Placebo Effect 1.4 1.4

Nov 2019 GE08 SNPs and Human Diseases 1.4 1.4

Nov 2019 HS03a International Comparison of Health Care Systems 1.4 1.4

Nov 2019 EP01 Principles in Causal Inference 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4

Winter 2020 GE03 Advances in Genome-Wide Association Studies 1.4 1.4

Winter 2020 GE10 Mendelian Randomisation 0.9 0.9

Winter 2020 EWP02 Advanced topics in Decision-making in Medicine 2.4 2.4

Winter 2020 CE16 Using R for Decision Modeling, Simulation, and Health Technology Assessment

1.1 1.1

Winter 2020 BST02 Intermediate Course in R 1.4 1.4

Winter 2020 MP03 Psychopharmacology 1.4 1.4

Winter 2020 MP05 Preventing Failed Intervention Research 1.4 1.4

Winter 2020 GE13 An introduction to the Analysis of Next-generation Sequencing Data 1.4 1.4

Spring 2020 CE15 Advanced Decision Modeling 1.4 1.4

Spring 2020 HS11 Quality of Life Measurement 0.9 0.9

Spring 2020 CE08 Repeated Measurements 1.7 1.7 1.7

Spring 2020 CE09 Bayesian Statistics 1.4 1.4

Spring 2020 EP16 Missing Values in Clinical Research 1.7 1.7

Spring 2020 PU03 Site Visit to the Municipal Health Center 0.3 0.3

Spring 2020 PU04 Integration Module 0.3 0.3

Aug 2020 ESP48 Causal Inference 1.4 1.4

Aug 2020 ESP69 Causal Mediation Analysis 1.4 1.4

Aug 2020 ESP77 Advances in Clinical Epidemiology 0.7 0.7 0.7

8.4 13.0 14.7 11.2 15.0 14.3 14.5

Post-initial Master of Science in Health Sciences - 70 EC points - 2019-2020

ESP

YR

2FA

LL S

EMES

TER

Common core TOTAL EC points

WIN

TER

-SP

RIN

G S

EMES

TER

ESP

YR

1

EC points* per specialisation

COMMON CORE

REQUIRED

Required TOTAL EC points


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EP CE GE PH Bstat MP HDS

CE01 Clinical Translation of Epidemiology AND 2.0

CE02 Clinical Epidemiology 3.7

OR

HS02 Public Health Research: part a, b and c 5.7

HS04 Medical Demography 1.1

HS05 Planning and Evaluation of Screening 1.4

HS09 Maternal and Child Health 0.9

HS11 Quality of Life Measurement 0.9

HS18 From Problem to Solution in Public Health 1.1

PU06 Public Health in Low and Middle Income Countries 3

Advanced elective courses 4.9 6.0 4.3 5.6 4.0 4.7 4.5

10.6 6.0 4.3 7.8 4.0 4.7 4.5

70.0 70.0 70.0 70.0 70.0 70.0 70.0

* 1.4 EC points = 1 week

Year 1 = August 2019 until July 2020Year 2 = August 2020

2.2

PH students choose at least 2.2 EC points out of the following courses:

EP students choose between either:

Oct-Nov 2019 5.7

Specialisations: EP = Epidemiology, CE = Clinical Epidemiology, GE = Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology (previously Genetic Epidemiology), PH = Public Health Epidemiology (previously Public Health), Bstat = Biostatistics, MP = Medical Psychology, HDS = Health Decision Sciences

TOTAL EC points

Electives TOTAL EC points (max 1,4 extra points)

ELECTIVES


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3a Executive programme, MSc in Health Sciences

The Executive Programme is a part-time variant of the MSc in Health Sciences of 70 EC points, with a set programme

spread out over a two-year period.

The Executive Programme has the following specialisations:

- Epidemiology;


- Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, and:


The tailor-made programme is designed in consultation with a programme coordinator to fit your personal schedule.

3a.1 Aims of the programme The aims are the same as for the one-year full-time MSc programme in Health Sciences (see section 3.1).

3a.2 Specific course information All information in sections 2.1 and 3.2 is applicable to Executive programme students.

In the Executive programme, some courses of the MSc in Health Sciences in fall are replaced by courses in the

Erasmus Summer Programme and winter-spring courses.

3a.3 Specific research information All stipulations in sections 2.2 apply to Executive programme students. Executive programme students are allowed to

start their research, even if not all compulsory courses have been taken yet. You will be able to perform your research

project in your own institute or university. You will be assigned to a tutor within Erasmus MC, who will guide you

during your research project, together with the supervisor at your home institution or university.

3a.4 Recommended courses

NIHES strongly recommends the following courses for your elective courses:




- Markers and Prediction Research [ESP62, 0.7 EC points]

- Advances in Clinical Epidemiology [ESP77, 0.7 EC points]



Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology

- An Introduction to the Analysis of Next-generation Sequencing Data [GE13, 1.4 EC points]


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3a.5 Programme overview Executive Programme (MSc HS, 70 EC points) Exam programme in Osiris is NIHES-SSP-2019.For dates and overview fall courses, check annex I.


EP CE GE HDSAug 2019 ESP01 Principles of Research in Medicine and Epidemiology 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

Aug-Sept 2019 CC01 Study Design 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3

Aug 2020 ESP03 Introduction to Data-analysis 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

Aug 2020 ESP09 Regression Analysis 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9

Aug 2020 ESP15 Topic in Meta-analysis 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

Winter 2021 EWP24 Survival Analysis 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9

Sep 2019-Jun 2021 SUSC-RES Research 35.4 35.4 35.4 35.4 35.4

Sept 2019-Jun 2021 M-LLS Lifelong Learning Skills 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

17.8 46.9 46.9 46.9 46.9EP CE GE HDS

Aug 2019 ESP11 Methods of Public Health Research 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

Aug 2019 ESP25 Health Economics 0.7 0.7 0.7

Aug 2019 ESP41 Introduction to Global Public Health 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7


Aug 2019 ESP45 Primary and Secondary Prevention Research 0.7 0.7


Aug 2019 ESP61 Social Epidemiology 0.7 0.7



Aug 2019 ESP70 Fundamentals of Medical Decision Making 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7



Oct 2019 BST01 Review of Mathematics and Introduction to Statistics 1.0 1.0

Oct 2019 CE02 Clinical Epidemiology 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7




Winter 2020 EWP10 Advanced Clinical Trials 1.9 1.9 1.9




1.1 1.1

Spring 2020 CE15 Advanced Decision Modeling 1.4 1.4

Winter-Spring 2021 EWP03 Pharmaco-epidemiology and Drug Safety 1.9 1.9

Winter-Spring 2021 EWP13 Advanced Analysis of Prognosis Studies 0.9 0.9

Winter-Spring 2021 CE08 Repeated Measurements 1.7 1.7 1.7

Aug 2021 ESP48 Causal Inference 1.4 1.4

Aug 2021 ESP62 Markers and Prediction Research 0.7 0.7


Aug 2021 ESP77 Advances in Clinical Epidemiology 0.7 0.7

15.4 10.8 12.4 15.5EP CE GE HDS

Advanced elective courses 7.7 12.3 10.7 7.6

7.7 12.3 10.7 7.670.0 70.0 70.0 70.0


Year 1 = Aug year 1 until July (Aug-2019 until July-2020)Year 2 = Aug year 2 until July (Aug-2020 until July 2021)Year 3 = Aug year 3 (Aug-2021)

Specialisations: EP = Epidemiology, CE = Clinical Epidemiology, GE = Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology (previously Genetic Epidemiology), HDS = Health Decision Sciences

ESP

YR

1

Master of Science in Health Sciences - Executive Programme - 70 EC points - start 2019

EC points* per specialisation

COMMON CORE

Common core TOTAL EC pointsREQUIRED

TOTAL EC points

20

19

-20

20

20

20

-2

02

1ES

P Y

R 3

Required TOTAL EC pointsELECTIVES



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4. Research Master in Health Sciences (120 EC points) The Research Master (RM) in Health Sciences (120 EC points) is offered in two very similar learning modes: a two-year

fulltime variant, and a variant for excellent medical students of Erasmus MC. Section 4.4 gives specific information on

the schedule of the RM Health Sciences for medical students at Erasmus MC.

The two-year year fulltime programme has the following specialisations:

- Epidemiology;



- Public Health Epidemiology;

- Health Economic Analysis;

- Medical Psychology;

- Biostatistics;


4.1 Aims of the programme The RM programme in Health Sciences aims to provide students with a thorough understanding of methods in clinical

research and sufficient knowledge of clinical specialist areas, for example medical technology, immunology or

molecular biology. On the basis of this knowledge, the student will be prepared to write a research protocol and to

perform research. Students should acquire the following competencies:


- The ability to translate a scientific question into a scientific protocol and/or a research proposal;


- Acquisition of adequate knowledge where scientific research and biostatistic analytical methods are

concerned, and the ability to apply this knowledge in composing a research proposal and in performing,

analysing and interpreting research;

- Acquisition of adequate knowledge where legislation, regulations and ethical rules are concerned, and the

ability to apply this knowledge in composing a research proposal;

- The ability to collaborate with other members of the research group in order to set up and carry out a

research project; to collect data and to analyse these data to draw up conclusions;

- The ability to compose a concept manuscript or Master of Science thesis, which, possibly in collaboration with

the primary investigator, can be further developed into a scientific manuscript suitable for publication in an


- The ability to present the research findings in a scientific meeting;

- The ability to respond to criticism from internal and external evaluators on the Master of Science thesis;


- The ability to assess the relevance of basic scientific results for clinical practice, if relevant;

- The ability to translate a clinical research question into an opinion for basic scientific research, if relevant;

- The ability to assess causality.

This skill set will enable students to become researchers with the ability to complete a PhD programme.

4.2 Specific course information All information in section 2.1 is applicable to RM in Health Sciences students. Additionally they are required to attend

and pass the Scientific Writing in English for Publication course (see below).


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4.2.1 Scientific Writing in English for Publication (SC07) This course is compulsory for all 2nd year RM students. It consists of four separate days throughout November,

December and January and focuses on the writing of correct and readable scientific articles in English.

4.2.2 Research Seminars for Research Master students Throughout the programme research seminars will be organized. All Research Master students must attend at least 12

seminars per year, thus 24 in total. A research seminar should at least take one hour. Visiting conference meetings

instead is also allowed; one conference day counts for one seminar, also if it takes more than one hour. Research

seminars are organized by the research departments. You can ask your tutor for more information about seminars at

his/her department. Research Master students Health Sciences must register attended research seminars in a seminar

notebook.

4.3 Specific research information All information in section 2.2 is applicable to RM in Health Sciences students.

4.4 Medical students The ultimate goal of the Research Master in Health Sciences for excellent medical students is to scout excellent

students at an early point in time and challenge them to become clinical investigators, foster them during their

research- and clinical career and motivate them to become academic specialists and possibly future professors of

medicine.

Medical students follow a programme that is almost identical to the regular RM in Health Sciences. However, medical

students need to take a final exam after completing their Master in Medicine. Medical students following the Research

Master programme finish their research period slightly earlier than regular Research Master students, to compensate

for the final exam and to allow medical students to start their internships (co-schappen in Dutch) on time. A visual

overview of the programme for medical students can be found in annex II.

4.4.1 Final Exam The final exam is a concluding oral exam during which you are required to give a presentation about your research,

and subsequently discuss your project with the exam committee. You are expected to explain your research project in

brief and then to relate your research to:

- The theory and practice of your Master in Medicine and Research Master;

- The competencies you have gained in your Master in Medicine and Research Master;

- The consequences for your profession;

- The consequences for you and your career.

Medical students following a Research Master will be able to find more information about the Final Exam in their

Research course in Canvas. Check the information in Canvas for application for the final exam (three months prior to

actually taking the final exam). You can take the final exam after you graduate for your Master in Medicine.

4.4.2 Exemptions for Master in Medicine Upon successful completion of all courses mentioned below, you can be exempted from ‘thema Master 1a Methoden

van klinisch en epidemiologisch onderzoek’ of your Master in Medicine . For students who pass these courses after

their first exam, NIHES will send a group request for exemption to the Examination Board of the Bachelor and Master

in Medicine. Students who do not pass the exams during the first attempt need to send an exemption request

themselves.

The courses involved are:


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- The introductory Erasmus Summer Programme;

- Study Design (CC01);

- Biostatistical Methods I: Basic Principles (CC02).

For other exemptions for the medical programme, a request should be submitted to the Examination Board of

Medicine. It is the responsibility of the student to request these exemptions, i.e. upon completion of the research

project for your Research Master programme, you may request an exemption of the research project in your medicine

programme (keuzeonderzoek), as well as for the elective internship (keuze-coschap).

4.5 Recommended courses NIHES strongly recommends the following courses for your elective courses:



- Pharmaco-epidemiology [ESP21, 0.7 EC points]


- Causal Mediation Analysis [ESP69, 1.4 EC points]



Health Technology Assessment [GW4546M, 5 EC points]

Health Economic Analysis

- Quality of Life Measurement [HS11, 0.9 EC points]


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4.6 Programme overview Research Master Health Sciences (120 EC points) Exam programme in Osiris is NIHES-RMHS-2019. For dates and overview fall courses, check annex I.


EP CE GE PH HEA MP Bstat HDS Medical students

Aug 2019 ESP01 Principles of Research in Medicine and Epidemiology 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

Aug-Sept 2019 CC01 Study Design 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3

Sept-Oct 2019 CC02 Biostatistical Methods I: Basic Principles 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7

Nov-Dec 2019 EP03 Biostatistical Methods II: Classical Regression Models 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3

Nov 2020-Jan 2021 SC07 Scientific Writing in English for Publication 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

Sep 2019-Jun 2021 SEM 24 research seminars 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

Sep 2019-Jun 2021 LLS Lifelong Learning Skills 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

20 19.8 19.8 19.8 19.8 19.8 19.8 19.8 19.8 19.8EP CE GE PH HEA MP Bstat HDS Med

Aug 2019 ESP11 Methods of Public Health Research 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7


Aug 2019 ESP25 Health Economics 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

Aug 2019 ESP41 Introduction to Global Public Health 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7

Aug 2019 ESP42 Methods of Health Services Research 0.7 0.7


Aug 2019 ESP45 Primary and Secondary Prevention Research 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7


Aug 2019 ESP61 Social Epidemiology 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7



Aug 2019 ESP70 Fundamentals of Medical Decision Making 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7



Aug / Oct 2019 BST01 Review of Mathematics and Introduction to Statistics (Bstat in Aug, HDS in Oct)

1.0 1.0 1.0


Oct-Nov 2019 CE02 Clinical Epidemiology 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7


Oct-Nov 2019 MP01 Psychology in Medicine 5.7 5.7

Nov 2019 MP02 The Placebo Effect 1.4 1.4


Oct-Nov 2019 HS02 Public Health Research: part a, b and c 5.7 5.7

Oct-Dec 2019 GW4546M HealthTechnology Assessment 5.0 5.0


Nov 2019 HS03a International Comparison of Health Care Systems 1.4 1.4

Nov 2019 EP01 Principles in Causal Inference 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4


Winter 2020 GE10 Mendelian Randomisation 0.9 0.9



1.1 1.1

Winter 2020 MP03 Psychopharmacology 1.4 1.4

Winter 2020 MP05 Preventing Failed Intervention Research 1.4 1.4

Winter 2020 GE13 An introduction to the Analysis of Next-generation Sequencing Data 1.4 1.4

Spring 2020 CE15 Advanced Decision Modeling 1..4 1.4

Spring 2020 HS11 Quality of Life Measurement 0.9 0.9

Spring 2020 CE08 Repeated Measurements (also in Spring 2021 for CE and HDS) 1.7 1.7

Spring 2020 EP16 Missing Values in Clinical Research 1.7 1.7

Spring 2020 PU03 Site Visit to the Municipal Health Center 0.3 0.3

Spring 2020 PU06 Public Health in Low and Middle Income Countries 3.0 3.0

Aug 2020 ESP48 Causal Inference 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4


Aug 2020 ESP77 Advances in Clinical Epidemiology 0.7 0.7 0.7

Winter 2021 BST02 Intermediate Course in R 1.4 1.4

Winter 2021 EWP03 Pharmaco-epidemiology and Drug Safety 1.9 1.9

Winter 2021 EWP10 Advanced Topics in Clinical Trials 1.9 1.9 1.9

Winter 2021 EWP13 Advanced Analysis of Prognosis Studies 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9

Spring 2021 CE08 Repeated Measurements (also in Spring 2020 for Bstat) 1.7 1.7 1.7

Spring 2021 CE09 Bayesian Statistics 1.4 1.4

Spring 2021 GW4579M Research Topics in Health Economics 5.0 5.0

Spring 2021 FEM11087 Quantative Methods for Applied Economics 4.0 4.0

Spring 2021 PU04 Integration Module 0.3 0.3

Jan 2020-Jul 2021 RM-RES Research 67.0 67.0 67.0 67.0 67.0 67.0 67.0 67.0 67.0

Jan 2020-Jul 2020 RM-RES-MED Research 65.0 65.0

After MSc Med FE Final Exam 2.0 2.0

80.1 84.2 81.7 81.2 85.2 81.3 82.0 84.1

EC points according to

chosen specialisation except for research and

final exam

Research Master of Science in Health Sciences - 120 EC points - 2019-2021EC points** per specialisation

COMMON CORE

Common core TOTAL EC pointsREQUIRED

ESP

YR

1FA

LL S

EMES

TER

YR

1ES

P Y

R 2


WIN

TER

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RIN

G S

EMES

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YR

1Y

EAR

2


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EP CE GE PH HEA MP Bstat HDS Med

CE01 Clinical Translation of Epidemiology AND 2.0

CE02 Clinical Epidemiology 3.7

OR

HS02 Public Health Research: part a, b and c 5.7

GW4568M Economics of Health and Health Care 5.0

GW4548M Behavioural Decision Theory in Health 5.0

GW4580M Measurement of Patient Preferences Using Discrete Choice Experiments

5.0

GW4582M Global Health Economics 5.0

GW4587M Advanced Health Economic Modelling - limited number of places available

5.0

GW4575M Pharmaceutical Pricing and Market Access (PPMH) 5.0

EWP02 Advanced Topics in Decision-making in Medicine 2.4

CE16 Using R for Decision Modeling, Simulation, and Health Technology Assessment

1.1

CE15 Advanced Decision Science Modeling 1.4

HS04 Medical Demography 1.1

HS05 Planning and Evaluation of Screening 1.4

HS09 Maternal and Child Health 0.9

HS11 Quality of Life Measurement 0.9

HS18 From Problem to Solution in Public Health 1.1

PU06 Public Health in Low and Middle Income Countries 3

14.4 16.0 18.5 16.2 5.0 18.9 18.2 16.1

20.1 16.0 18.5 19.0 15.0 18.9 18.2 16.1120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0

** 1.4 EC points = 1 week

Year 1 = August 2019 until July 2020Year 2 = August 2020 until July 2021

PH students choose at least 2.8 EC points out of the following courses:

2.8

Electives TOTAL EC points (max 2,8 extra points)TOTAL EC points

Specialisations: EP = Epidemiology, CE = Clinical Epidemiology, GE = Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology (previously Genetic Epidemiology), PH = Public Health Epidemiology (previously Public Health), HEA = Health Economic Analysis, MP = Medical Psychology, Bstat = Biostatistics, HDS = Health Decision Sciences, Med = Medical students

ELECTIVES

EC points according to

chosen specialisatio

n

HEA students choose at least 10 EC points out of the following courses:

10.0

EP students choose between either:

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5. Research Master in Clinical Research (120 EC points) The Research Master (RM) in Clinical Research (120 EC points) is available in two learning modes: a two-year fulltime

variant, and a variant for excellent medical students (120 EC points). Section 5.4 gives specific information on the

schedule of the programme Clinical Research, combined with the medical curriculum at Erasmus MC.

5.1 Aims of the programme The Research Master programme in Clinical Research aims to provide students with a thorough understanding of

methods in clinical research and sufficient knowledge of clinical specialist areas, for example medical technology,

immunology or molecular biology. On the basis of this knowledge, the student will be prepared to write a research

protocol and to perform research. Students should acquire the following competencies:


- The ability to translate a scientific question into a scientific protocol and/or a research proposal;


- Acquisition of adequate knowledge where scientific research and biostatistic analytical methods are

concerned, and the ability to apply this knowledge in composing a research proposal and in performing,

analysing and interpreting research;

- Acquisition of adequate knowledge where legislation, regulations and ethical rules are concerned, and the

ability to apply this knowledge in composing a research proposal;

- The ability to collaborate with other members of the research group in order to set up and carry out a

research project; to collect data and to analyse these data to draw up conclusions;

- The ability to compose a concept manuscript or Master of Science thesis, which, possibly in collaboration with

the primary investigator, can be further developed into a scientific manuscript suitable for publication in an


- The ability to present the research findings in a scientific meeting;

- The ability to respond to criticism from internal and external evaluators on the Master of Science thesis;


- The ability to assess the relevance of basic scientific results for clinical practice, if relevant;

- The ability to translate a clinical research question into an opinion for basic scientific research, if relevant;

- The ability to assess causality.

This skill set will enable students to become researchers with the ability to complete a PhD programme.

5.2 Specific course information All information in section 2.1 is applicable to Research Master students in Clinical Research. The RM in Clinical

Research students additionally are required to attend and pass the Scientific Writing in English for Publication course

(see below).

5.2.1 Scientific Writing in English for Publication (SC07) This course is compulsory for all Research Master students. It consists of four separate days throughout November,

December and January and focuses on the writing of correct and readable scientific articles in English.

5.2.2 Research Seminars for Research Master students Throughout the programme research seminars will be organized. All Research Master students must attend at least 12

seminars per year, thus 24 in total. A research seminar should at least take one hour. Visiting conference meetings

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instead is also allowed; one conference day counts for one research seminar, also if it takes more than one hour.

Research seminars are organized by the research departments. You can ask your tutor for more information about

seminars at his/her department. Research Master students Clinical Research must register attended research seminars

in their Personal Education Plan (PEP, see 5.3.4).

5.3 Specific research information

5.3.1 Clinical Research Advisory Board The Clinical Research Advisory Board guides the study progress of the Clinical Research students. The Board meets

every few months. Furthermore, members of the Advisory Board are part of the defence committee.

Every student is coupled with an advisor. The selection committee will choose an advisor from the Clinical Research

Advisory Board based on your research ambitions.

5.3.2 Advisor Clinical Research The advisor will receive your curriculum vitae. From that point on, it is up to your advisor and you to search for a

suitable research project and tutor.

Your advisor is tasked with a number of responsibilities, including:

- finding a suitable tutor;

- keeping informed about study progress and having regular meetings with you and your tutor about this;

- signing off on your research proposal and several aspects of the Personal Education Programme (see sub-

section below);

- assisting you in solving problems not directly related to the research project and tasks of the tutor;

- being present at your midterm presentation.

5.3.3 Personal tutor You will work on your research project under the guidance and supervision of the personal tutor to whom you are

assigned in consultation with your advisor. All tutors are senior faculty members at Erasmus MC or Erasmus University

Rotterdam. Each tutor has considerable experience (minimally at PhD level) in one or more specific research subjects.

The primary tasks of the tutor are to support and supervise you during your research phase, to give you feedback and

to assess your work (elaborated on in Canvas). Your tutor will also arrange a workspace for you. More information on

the role of the tutor in your research process can be found in annex VII. Additionally, tutors of the RM Clinical

Research students have the following responsibilities, including:

- monitoring and reporting on your progress and results together with the advisor;

- signing off on several aspects of the Personal Education Programme (see sub-section below);

- reporting on your research progress to your advisor;

- being present at your final defence meeting.

5.3.4 Personal Education Programme Every RM Clinical Research Student is expected to make a Personal Education Programme (PEP): a document in which

you plan your personal programme. The PEP covers meetings with your advisor and tutor, planning elective courses

and registering attended elective courses and research seminars. You may take elective courses at the different

research schools and research masters in Erasmus MC, provided that the course organization, your tutor and advisor,

and the examination board have given permission. You are responsible for organising the meetings according to the

PEP, for adding the summaries and for obtaining signatures from your advisor and tutor where necessary. Attended

research seminars must be registered in the PEP. You are requested to collect proof of attendance or a signature of the

lecturer of the research seminar (for more information on research seminars see section 5.2.2 ‘research seminars’).


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5.3.5 Practical research Sub-section 2.2.3 is applicable to the RM Clinical Research. Additionally, you are required to make an appointment

with your tutor and advisor twice a year, first to discuss your research proposal and afterwards to monitor the

progress of your research project.

5.3.6 Defending your research You are expected to defend your research paper in front of a committee with members of the Clinical Research

Advisory Board and your tutor. In due time several dates will be announced, and you are expected to pick one in

consultation with your tutor.

The assessment of your defence and the final grade of your research paper will be checked and approved by the

Clinical Research Advisory Board and your tutor. The final grade is classified as mentioned in sub-section 2.2.5.

Note that Clinical Research students must always mention or refer to “Erasmus MC” when presenting or publishing

their research findings.

5.4 Medical students The ultimate goal of the Research Master in Clinical Research for excellent medical students is to scout excellent

students at an early point in time and challenge them to become clinical investigators, foster them during their

research- and clinical career and motivate them to become academic specialists and possibly future professors of

medicine.

Medical students follow a programme that is almost identical to the regular RM in Clinical Research. However, medical

students need to take a final exam after completing their Master in Medicine. Medical students following the Research

Master programme finish their research period slightly earlier than regular Research Master students, to compensate

for the final exam and to allow medical students to start their internships (co-schappen) on time. A visual overview of

the programme for medical students can be found in annex II.

5.4.1 Final Exam The final exam is a concluding oral exam during which you are required to give a presentation, and subsequently

discuss your project with the exam committee. You are expected to explain your research project in brief and then to

relate your research to:

- The theory and practice of your Master in Medicine and Research Master;

- The competencies you have gained in your Master in Medicine and Research Master;

- The consequences for your profession;

- The consequences for you and your career.

Medical students following a Research Master students will be able to find more information about the Final Exam in

their Research course in Canvas. Check the information in Canvas for application for the final exam (three months

prior to actually taking the final exam). You can take the final exam after you graduated for your Master in Medicine.

5.4.2 Exemptions for Master in Medicine Upon successful completion of all courses mentioned below, you can be exempted from “thema Master 1a Methoden

van klinisch en epidemiologisch onderzoek” of your Master in Medicine . For students who pass these courses after

their first exam, NIHES will send a group request for exemption to the Examination Board of the Bachelor and Master

in Medicine. Students who do not pass the exams during the first attempt need to send an exemption request

themselves.

The courses involved are:

- The introductory Erasmus Summer Programme;


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- Study Design (CC01);

- Biostatistical Methods I: Basic Principles (CC02).

For other exemptions for the medical programme, a request should be submitted to the Examination Board of

Medicine. It is the responsibility of the student to request these exemptions, i.e. upon completion of the research

project for your Research Master programme, you may request an exemption of the research project in your medicine

programme (keuzeonderzoek), as well as for the elective internship (keuze-coschap).


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5.5 Programme overview Research Master Clinical Research Exam programme in Osiris is NIHES-RMCR-2019. For dates and overview fall courses, check annex I.


CR Medical students

Aug 2019 ESP01 Principles of Research in Medicine and Epidemiology 0.7 0.7 0.7

Aug-Sept 2019 CC01 Study Design 4.3 4.3 4.3

Sept-Oct 2019 CC02 Biostatistical Methods I: Basic Principles 5.7 5.7 5.7

Nov-Dec 2019 EP03 Biostatistical Methods II: Classical Regression Models 4.3 4.3 4.3

Nov 2020-Jan 2021 SC07 Scientific Writing in English for Publication 2.0 2.0 2.0

Sep 2019-Jun 2021 SEM 24 research seminars 0.8 0.8 0.8

Sep 2019-Jun 2021 LLS Lifelong Learning Skills 2.0 2.0 2.0

19.8 19.8 19.8

CR Med

Aug 2019 ESP11 Methods of Public Health Research 0.7 0.7 0.7



Aug 2019 ESP70 Fundamentals of Medical Decision Making 0.7 0.7 0.7

Aug 2019 BST01 Review of Mathematics and Introduction to Statistics 1.0 1.0 1.0


Oct-Nov 2019 CE02 Clinical Epidemiology 3.7 3.7 3.7

Nov 2019 EP01 Principles in Causal Inference 1.4 1.4 1.4

Winter-Spring 2021 EWP03 Pharmaco-epidemiology and Drug Safety 1.9 1.9 1.9

Winter-Spring 2021 EWP10 Advanced Topics in Clinical Trials 1.9 1.9 1.9

Winter-Spring 2021 EWP13 Advanced Analysis of Prognosis Studies 0.9 0.9 0.9

Jan 2020-Jul 2021 RM.RES Research 67.0 67.0

Jan 2020-Jul 2021 RM-RES-MED Research 67.0 65.0

After MSc Med FE Final Exam 2.0 2.0

82.6 82.6

CR Med

Advanced elective courses 17.6 17.6

17.6 17.6

120.0 120.0


Year 1 = August 2019 until July 2020Year 2 = August 2020 until July 2021

Specialisations: CR = Clinical Research, Med = Medical students

YEA

R 2


ELECTIVES


TOTAL EC points

FALL

YR

1

ESP

YR

1

Research Master in Clinical Research - 120 EC points - 2019-2021EC points* per specialisation

COMMON CORE

Common core TOTAL EC points

REQUIRED


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6. Postgraduate Programme (70 EC points) Our one-year, full-time Postgraduate programme1 (70 EC points) is for Master graduates and runs from August until

the end of August the following year. It is almost entirely devoted to research, either at one of the departments or

research groups affiliated with NIHES, or at your home institution. Either way, you will be guided and supervised by a

senior scientist, your tutor.

The programme is available in four key disciplines of NIHES:

- Epidemiology;



- Public Health Epidemiology.

Upon successful completion you will be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate by the Erasmus University Rotterdam in the

discipline of your choice. You compose your Postgraduate programme by choosing the subject for your research

project and elective courses. The programme outline and the application and admission procedures are available on

the NIHES website.

6.1 Aims of the programmes - Acquire post-MSc research experience;

- Increase chances of qualifying for a PhD research project;

- Ability to independently conduct the research, collect and analyse data, and draw conclusions;

- Ability to write two research papers, including the objective(s) of the investigation, a summary of the literature,

materials, methods, results, discussion and conclusions of the research project and to present these findings at

scientific meetings. Publication of the research findings in an international peer-reviewed journal is encouraged.

6.2 Specific course information The information in section 2.1 is applicable to Postgraduate students. You will attend a selection of advanced courses

in the Erasmus Summer Programme, a course on data-analysis and electives.

6.3 Specific research information The information in section 2.2 is applicable to Postgraduate students. However, the research project culminates in the

writing of two scientific papers that should be ready for submission to an international peer-reviewed scientific journal.

1 Please note that the Postgraduate programme is not accredited, nor is the diploma legally recognized. This non-degree programme is recognised only by the Erasmus University Rotterdam.


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6.4 Programme Overview Postgraduate programme (70 EC points) For dates and overview fall courses, check annex I.

Calendar Course code Course EC points

Aug 2019 ESP48 Causal Inference 1.4

Aug 2019 ESP69 Causal Mediation Analysis 1.4

Aug 2019 ESP77 Advances in Clinical Epidemiology 0.7

Winter 2020 BST02 Intermediate Course in R 1.4

Spring 2020 CE09 Bayesian Statistics 1.4

Sep 2019-Jun 2020 PCE-RES Research postgraduate certificate 60.9

67.2

Advanced elective courses 2.8

2.8

70.0


Year 1 = Aug 2019 until July 2020


TOTAL EC points

Postgraduate Programme - 70 EC points - 2019-2020

ESP

YR

1W

INTE

R-

SP

RIN

G


REQUIRED

ELECTIVES


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7. Graduation

7.1 Requirements In order to register your study results and formally complete your programme, you need an active enrolment as a

student. This is not necessary for the graduation ceremony itself, but only for registering completion of your

programme in Osiris.

You are required to attend the NIHES Graduation Ceremony after completing all compulsory and elective courses, and

research requirements included in your programme. The ceremony is held at the end of August in the afternoon and

includes a festive drink after the ceremony.

In April/May you will receive full details about the graduation ceremony including registration.

7.2 NIHES Awards Each year during the Graduation Ceremony, two awards are presented:

- to the graduate of the Master of Science in Health Sciences (70 EC points), who is the author of the best research

paper written in the current academic year;

- to the graduate of the Research Master in Health Sciences (120 EC points) or Research Master in Clinical Research

(120 EC points), who is the author of the best research paper written in the current academic year.

Each award consists of a certificate and €500.

For the NIHES Awards, all tutors and scientific staff involved in the Master of Science in Health Sciences and Master of

Science in Clinical Research programmes may nominate one or more students they believe to be eligible for an award.

The best articles will be selected by an Award Committee chaired by Professor Hunink, NIHES Director.

7.3 Your diploma or certificate At the graduation ceremony Master students will receive their diploma, together with a grades list and diploma

supplement. Postgraduate students will receive their certificate, also together with a grades list and certificate

supplement.

Note that Master students need to legalise their documents to be able to use them abroad for study or work.1 More

information about legalisation can be found on the website of the Dutch Education Regulation DUO, under “Legalization

of your Dutch educational documents”.

1 Please note that the Postgraduate programme is not accredited, nor is the diploma legally recognized. This non-degree programme is recognised only by the Erasmus University Rotterdam.

https://www.duo.nl/particulieren/international-student/your-qualifications/legalization-of-your-dutch-educational-documents.asp

https://www.duo.nl/particulieren/international-student/your-qualifications/legalization-of-your-dutch-educational-documents.asp


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8. After graduation

8.1 Continue your research training at NIHES

8.1.1 Postgraduate programme If you successfully finished your Master of Science Programme and would like to acquire more research experience or

increase your chances of qualifying for a PhD research project, consider continuing towards a Postgraduate degree at

NIHES. This additional year of research training is almost entirely devoted to research. More information about the

programme can be found in chapter 6. If you are interested, please contact the NIHES programme coordinator to

discuss your eligibility. Note that the application deadline is 1 May.

8.1.2 PhD research project Graduates who wish to go on to take a PhD should discuss this with their tutor. Depending on the research projects

and options available, students may be eligible for a PhD position at one of the institutes participating in NIHES. Please

note that NIHES itself does NOT offer and/or mediate for PhD positions.

8.2 Stay in touch! Networking is key! NIHES likes to follow her students and keep in contact with alumni through our various

communication channels such as LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. We want to keep on building our esteemed

network of alumni. This network also allows you the ease of staying in contact with your fellow students, other alumni

and professors. It is also an invaluable network that can undoubtedly support you throughout your career. So if you

have not already connected with us, we highly recommend you do!

Find us on:

LinkedIn /NIHES – Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences

Facebook /NIHESnl

YouTube /NIHESnl

Twitter @NIHESnl

Instagram @nihes.nl

After your graduation, please let us know every now and then how you are doing (for example a short testimonial with

your picture) – we like to applaud our alumni!

… and our best wishes for your future career!

https://www.linkedin.com/school/nihes---netherlands-institute-for-health-sciences/

https://www.facebook.com/NIHESnl/

https://www.youtube.com/user/NIHESnl

https://twitter.com/nihesnl

https://www.instagram.com/nihes.nl/


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Annex I: Fall schedule 2019

Note: on days marked in bold, attendance is compulsory.

Mo 2 2Tu 3 1 3We 4 2 4Th 1 5 3 5Fr 2 6 4 1 CE02-2017 GE02 HS02b MP01 6

Mo 5 BST01 9 7 4 CE02-2017 GE02 HS02c 9Tu 6 BST01 10 8 5 CE02-2017 HS02c 10We 7 BST01 11 9 6 11Th 8 BST01 12 10 7 CE02-2017 GE02 HS02c 12Fr 9 BST01 13 11 8 CE02-2017 HS02c MP01 assign 13

Mo 12 BST01 16 14 CE01 BST01 GE14 HS02a MP01 11 CE02-2017 MP02 16Tu 13 BST01 17 15 CE01 BST01 GE14 HS02a MP01 12 CE02 exam MP02 17We 14 BST01 18 16 BST01 GE02 MP01 13 MP02 18Th 15 BST01 19 17 CE01 BST01 GE02 HS02a MP01 14 MP02 19Fr 16 BST01 20 18 CE01 BST01 GE02 HS02a MP01 15 CE02 assignm HS02 exam MP02 20

Mo 19 BST01 23 21 BST01 GE02 MP01 18 EP01 GE08 HS03a 23Tu 20 BST01 24 22 CE01 exam BST01 GE02 MP01 19 EP01 GE08 HS03a 24We 21 BST01 25 23 GE02 MP01 20 EP01 GE08 25Th 22 BST01 26 24 SC10 GE02 MP01 21 EP01 GE08 HS03a 26Fr 23 BST01 exam 27 25 GE02 MP01 22 EP01 exam GE08 HS03a pres 27

Mo 26 30 28 SC10 GE02 HS02b MP01 25Tu 27 29 SC10 GE02 HS02b MP01 26We 28 30 CE02-2017 GE02 MP01 27Th 29 31 CE02-2017 GE02 HS02b MP01 28Fr 30 GRADUATION 29

=Review of Mathematics and Introduction to Statistics (online) - Bstat in Aug, HDS in OctESP =Erasmus Summer Programme

=Study DesignCC02 =Biostatistical Methods II: Basic PrinciplesCE01 =Clinical Translation of EpidemiologyCE02-2017 =Clinical Epidemiology

=Principles in Causal InferenceGE02 =Genetic-Epidemiologic Research MethodsGE14 =Linux for ScientistsHS02a =PHR: Analysis of Public HealthHS02b =PHR:Analysis of DeterminantsHS02c =PHR: Intervention Development and EvaluationHS03a =International Comparison of Health Care SystemsMP01-2017 =Psychology in MedicineMP02 =The Placebo EffectEP03 =Biostatistical Methods II: Classical Regression ModelsSC07 =Scientific Writing in English for Publication (for 2nd year RM students) - last 2 course days in January 2019SC10 = Scientific Integrity

CC02 exam

CC02

9 Sept - 11 Oct14 Oct - 22 Nov14 Oct - 22 Nov25 Nov - 18 Jan

SC07 reserve (ochtend) Resit CC02

SC07 reserve (ochtend) SC10

ESPESP

HEA courses at Erasmus School of Health Policy Management (ESHPM):FEM11087 (yr2)GW4546M (yr 1)

CC01 examCC02CC02

CC02

ESPESPESPESPESPESPESP

CC02CC02CC02

GW4568M (elective)

ESPESPESP

Exam ESP03 Exam ESP09

CC02

ESPESP

CC01CC01

AUGUSTCC01CC01

CC01

SEPTEMBER

CC01ESP

OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER

SC07

EP03EP03EP03

EP03

CC02

CC02CC02

SC10

Deadline assignment EP03

Resit CC01

Christmas DayBoxing Day

CC02

BST01

CC01

EP01

EP03EP03SC07EP03EP03

CC01CC01

GW4579M (yr 2)

=Quatitative Methods for Applied Economics=Health Technology Assessment=Economics of Health and Healthcare=Research Topics in Health Economics


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Annex II: Combination of the programme with the regular medical curriculum The figure below shows the schedule of the Research Masters, combined with the medical curriculum at Erasmus MC.

Common core (courses)

Required (courses)

Required (research)

Elective (courses)

Holidays

Total ECTS per year

Medicine

wknr

Year 1 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

RM1-courses

RM1-research

RM1-seminars

ECTS RM 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4

wknr

Year 2 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Med MA 1

RM2-courses

RM2-research

RM2-seminars

ECTS RM 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4

wknr

Year 3 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Med MA2

RM2-research

wknr

Year 4 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Med MA3

RM2-research

wknr

Year 5 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Med MA3

RM2-finalisation

ECTS RM

* Internships Master medicine are two years without including 6 weeks "Keuzecoschap" * Internships start once every 10 weeks, 5 times a year, in weeks 6, 16, 26, 36 and 46. From 2021, this changes to weeks 5, 15, 25, 35 and 45.

"Oudste coschap"

Fin. exam

"Oudste coschap"

Notes concerning internships master medicine:

Advanced elective courses

Research period, inclusive mid-term presentation, oral presentation and defence

Research seminars (in total 24: 0,8 ECTS)

120.0

Internships

Elective ESP

Research seminars

Internships

ECTS research master

54.6

2.8

5.4

Year 1 Year 2

10.6

15

30.8

Year 3/4 Total

17.8

16

75242.2

ESP

7 4.2

CC01, CC02, Required Courses, EP03

Research periodResearch proposal

Research seminars

Advanced elective courses

11.2

2.0

Internships

63.4

Research period

Research seminars

SC07


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Annex III: Contact details

Educational Support Centre The Educational Support Centre takes care of the NIHES administration. It is situated on the second floor of the Education Centre (Eg207) of Erasmus MC. Erasmus MC and its medical faculty are located on the Hoboken campus of Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Visiting address Educational Support Centre (ESC) Front Desk, 2nd floor Education Centre Wytemaweg 80 3015 CN Rotterdam The Netherlands Phone: +31 (0)10 – 703 8450 Email: [email protected]

Postal address NIHES Educational Support Centre (ESC) Room Fe312 PO Box 2040 3000 CA Rotterdam The Netherlands

Opening hours front desk NIHES: weekdays from 10.00 – 12.00 and from 14.00 – 16.00 hours (may be subject to change) 2nd floor Education Centre, Eg207 You can contact the NIHES Administrative office by email or phone or during the opening hours at the front desk. You can also make an appointment to speak to one of the programme officers.

Address NIHES If you want your family and friends to write to you at NIHES, they should use the following address: [your first name + family name] c/o Netherlands Institute for Health Sciences Educational Support Centre (ESC) Room Fe311 PO Box 2040 3000 CA Rotterdam The Netherlands

Coordinator Team Graduate School Quarda Jaddi-Kassrioui Available on weekdays, except Wednesdays Educational Support Centre Email: [email protected]

Programme Officers Elena O’Neill Available on weekdays, except Tuesday Educational Support Centre Email: [email protected] Phone: +31 (0)10 – 7044288

Yue Weng Chu, LLM Available on weekdays, except Thursday Educational Support Centre Email: [email protected] Phone: +31 (0)10 – 7044158

Omayra Curiel Available on weekdays, except Wednesday Educational Support Centre Email: [email protected] Phone: +31 (0)10 – 7038450






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NIHES staff The NIHES staff is situated in Erasmus MC, NA-building, 20th floor. An appointment can be made by emailing or phoning the NIHES administration ([email protected]; phone 010-703 8450).

NIHES Director Professor Myriam Hunink, MD, PhD Available by appointment

Managing Director Koos Lubbe, MSc Available by appointment

NIHES Coordinator Annet Bout-Tellegen, PhD Available by appointment on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays

Administrative Support Vacancy

Programme Coordinators Astrid Vrakking, PhD Student affairs for MSc 70 EC and Postgraduate students Available on weekdays, except Fridays

Astrid van Driel, MSc Available on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays

Kim Verdel, MSc Student affairs for Research Master students Available on Mondays, Wednesday and Thursdays

Scientific Researcher Eline Krijkamp, MSc Available on Mondays and Tuesdays

Financial Affairs Lenie Kroon-Pelser Available on weekdays except Wednesday

Marketing & Communication Executive Salima Greenfield – Gader, MA Available on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays

Helpdesk Helpdesk Computer Support: [email protected] / Phone: 010 – 704 4442

Confidential counsellor For more information on the confidential counsellor, see section 2.4.5. NIHES confidential counsellor Ed van Beeck, MD, PhD Phone: 010 – 703 8471 Email: [email protected]





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NIHES Programme Directors A programme director is a senior faculty member and expert in one of NIHES’ core disciplines. Each has final responsibility for the content and quality of the programmes in his or her discipline. The programme directors also act as intermediaries between individual students and their tutors (and are themselves sometimes tutors). Between them, the programme directors constitute the Committee of Programme Directors, which, jointly with the two programme coordinators (see above), is charged with the selection and admission of new students, with monitoring student progress and with the awarding of degrees.

Epidemiology Professor Arfan Ikram, MD, PhD Professor of Neuro-epidemiology Erasmus MC Department of Epidemiology

Clinical Epidemiology & Health Decision Sciences Professor Myriam Hunink, MD, PhD Professor of Radiology and Clinical Epidemiology Erasmus MC Department of Epidemiology

Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology Fernando Rivadeneira, MD, PhD Associate Professor Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology Erasmus MC Department of Internal Medicine

Public Health Epidemiology Professor Alex Burdorf, Ir., PhD Professor of Determinants in Public Health Erasmus MC Department of Public Health

Medical Psychology Professor Jan van Busschbach, PhD Professor of Medical Psychology Erasmus MC Department of Psychiatry-section of Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Biostatistics Professor Dimitris Rizopoulos, PhD Professor of Biostatistics Erasmus MC Department of Biostatistics

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Clinical Research Advisory Board The Clinical Research Advisory Board consists of the following persons:

Programme Director Research Master Clinical Research Professor Meike Vernooij, MD, PhD Professor of Radiology and Epidemiology Erasmus MC Departments of Epidemiology and Radiology

Other members of the Clinical Research Advisory Board Professor Eric (H.) Boersma, ir., PhD Professor of Clinical epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases Erasmus MC COEUR Department Thorax Epidemiology

Virgil A.S.H. Dalm, MD, PhD Clinical Immunologist Erasmus MC Department of Immunology

Professor Leo J. Hofland, MD, PhD Professor of Experimental Neuroendocrinology Erasmus MC Department of Endocrinology

Professor Johan F. Lange, MD, PhD Professor of Surgery Erasmus MC Department of Surgery

Professor Maikel P. Peppelenbosch, MD, PhD Professor of Experimental Gastroenterology Erasmus MC Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Professor Ivo P. Touw, MD, PhD Professor of Experimental Hematology Erasmus MC Department of Hematology

Adrie J.M. Verhoeven, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine Erasmus MC COEUR Department of Internal Medicine

M. Kamran Ikram, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Neurology and Epidemiology Erasmus MC Departments of Epidemiology & Neurology

Linetta B. Koppert, MD, PhD Oncological surgeon Erasmus MC Department of Surgical Oncology

Professor Natasja M.S. de Groot, MD, PhD Cardiologist/Electrophysiologist Erasmus MC Department of Cardiology

Professor Anita C.S. Hokken-Koelega, MD, PhD Professor of Child-Endocrinology Erasmus MC Department of Pediatrics

Professor Régine P.M. Steegers-Theunissen, MD, PhD Professor of Periconception Epidemiology Erasmus MC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Markus Klimek, MD, PhD Vice-head Residency Training Programme Erasmus MC Department of Anesthesiology

Professor Myriam G.M. Hunink, MD, PhD Professor of Radiology and Clinical Epidemiology Erasmus MC Department of Epidemiology


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Annex IV Definitions / descriptions

Advisor Clinical Research

The advisor Clinical Research is a member of the Clinical Research Advisory Board. The programme director of the

Research Master programme Clinical Research assigns an advisor to a student. The advisor may also be the tutor.

During part I of the programme, the advisor is the intermediate for the student, and facilitates the contacts with the

different disciplines of the departments involved in the Clinical Research programme. The student and the advisor

record relevant information in the Personal Education Programme (PEP). The advisor is an intermediary who discusses

the training programme and openings for research with the student, proposes subjects and contact persons for

research and facilitates contacts, sees to the monitoring aspect, and will lend a helping ear when problems arise.

Clinical Research Advisory Board

The Advisory Board is in charge of the organisation and coordination of the Clinical Research programme and of

monitoring the study progress of the students in the Clinical Research programme. The Advisory Board has regular

meetings discussing the organisation of the programme, study progress of the students, and granting certificates

according to the relevant rules and regulations.

NIHES Coordinator

The NIHES coordinator coordinates NIHES affairs and NIHES staff.

Personal Education Plan

You will receive a Personal Educational Plan (PEP) via Canvas, in which you are expected to plan your personal

programme. The following topics are covered: meetings with your advisor and tutor, planning elective courses and

registering attended elective courses and research seminars. You may take elective courses at the different research

schools and research masters in Erasmus MC, provided that the course organization and your tutor and advisor have

given permission. The student is responsible for organising the meetings according to the PEP, for adding the

summaries and for obtaining signatures from the advisor and tutor where necessary. Attended seminars must be

registered in the PEP. The student is requested to collect proof of attendance or a signature of the lecturer of the

seminar (for more information on seminars see section 2.2.2 ‘seminars’).

Programme Coordinator The NIHES programme coordinators have a host of different roles. Some are responsible for student affairs, and are an

intermediary between students and programme directors. They monitor the progress of the students in the Master

programme or Postgraduate programme. The programme coordinator is the point of contact for questions on the

programme or the research phase. In Annex III you can find which programma coordinator is responsible for students

from which programme.

Additionally, the programme coordinators are responsible for the planning and coordination of NIHES courses.

Programme Director

The programme director has final responsibility for the content and quality of the programmes in his or her discipline.

The programme director can act as intermediary between a student and his or her tutor (and Advisor Clinical Research

for Clinical Research students). The programme director, together with the programme coordinators is charged with

assessing student progress and granting of certificates according to the relevant rules and regulations. All programme

directors are in charge of the organisation and coordination of the programmes.

Programme Officer

The programme officers are members of Team Graduate School of the Educational Support Centre (ESC) (see annex

III for address). A programme officer takes care of the day-to-day organization of the study programmes, courses,

graduations, etc. He or she carries out these activities in close collaboration with the programme coordinators, course


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coordinators, lecturers and other parties involved. Students can contact the programme officers with questions relating

to their study programme, courses, registration, and visa.

Second assessor

A faculty member at one of the NIHES’ participating institutes can be second assessor of the research paper. He or she

assesses the research paper of the student independently. He or she has a doctorate degree and is experienced

(senior level) in one or more specific research subjects.

Student

The student is participant in a Master programme or Postgraduate programme, or in an individual course.

Tutor

A student’s tutor for the research phase of the programme. He or she is employed at an institute participating in one

of the Research Master programmes, holds a doctorate degree and is well experienced (senior level) in one or more

specific research subjects. The tutor sees to the monitoring aspect and will lend a helping ear when problems arise

during the research phase of the programme. It is important to note that in the Teaching and Exam Regulations, the

tutor is called ‘supervisor’.


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Annex VI: Course links NIHES courses BST01 Review of Mathematics and Introduction to Statistics

BST02 Using R for Statistics in Medical Research

BST03 Competing Risks and Multi-state Models CC01 Study Design

CC02 Biostatistical Methods I: Basic Principles

CC02a Biostatistical Methods I: Basic Principles part a

CE01 Clinical Translation of Epidemiology

CE02 Clinical Epidemiology

CE05 Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases

CE08 Repeated Measurements

CE09 Bayesian Statistics

CE15 Advanced Decision Modeling

CE16 Using R for Decision Modeling, Simulation, and Health Technology Assessment CE17 Child Psychiatric Epidemiology

CE18 Implementation Science EP01 Principles in Causal Inference

EP03 Biostatistical Methods II: Classical Regression Models

EP12 Psychiatric Epidemiology

EP13 Cancer Epidemiology

EP16 Missing Values in Clinical Research

EP20 Cardiovascular Epidemiology

ESP01 Principles of Research in Medicine and Epidemiology

ESP03 Introduction to Data-analysis

ESP09 Regression Analysis

ESP11 Methods of Public Health Research

ESP14 Clinical Trials

ESP15 Topics in Meta-analysis

ESP21 Pharmaco-epidemiology

ESP25 Health Economics

ESP39 Cohort Studies

ESP40 Case-control Studies

ESP41 Introduction to Global Public Health

ESP42 Methods of Health Services Research

ESP43 Principles of Genetic Epidemiology

ESP45 Primary and Secondary Prevention Research

ESP48 Causal Inference

ESP53 History of Epidemiologic Ideas

ESP57 Genomics in Molecular Medicine

ESP61 Social Epidemiology

ESP62 Markers and Prediction Research

ESP63 Masterclass: Advances in Genomics Research

ESP64 Erasmus Summer Lectures

ESP65 The Practice of Epidemiologic Analysis

ESP66 Logistic Regression

ESP68 Introduction to Bayesian Methods in Clinical Research

ESP69 Causal Mediation Analysis

ESP70 Fundamentals of Medical Decision Making

ESP72 Joint Models for Longitudinal and Survival Data

https://www.nihes.com/course/bst01_review_of_mathematics_and_introduction_to_statistics/

https://www.nihes.com/course/bst02_using_r_for_statistics_in_medical_research/

https://www.nihes.com/course/bst03_competing_risks_and_multi-state_models/

https://www.nihes.com/course/cc01_study_design/

https://www.nihes.com/course/cc02_biostatistical_methods_i_basic_principles/

https://www.nihes.com/course/cc02a_biostatistical_methods_i_basic_principles_part_a/

https://www.nihes.com/course/ce01_clinical_translation_of_epidemiology/

https://www.nihes.com/course/ce02_clinical_epidemiology/

https://www.nihes.com/course/ce05_epidemiology_of_infectious_diseases/

https://www.nihes.com/course/ce08_repeated_measurements/

https://www.nihes.com/course/ce09_bayesian_statistics/

https://www.nihes.com/course/ce15_advanced_decision_modeling/

https://www.nihes.com/course/ce16_using_r_for_decision_modeling_in_health_technology_assessment/

https://www.nihes.com/course/ce17_child_psychiatric_epidemiology/

http://www.nihes.com/course/ce18_implementation_science/

https://www.nihes.com/course/ep01_principles_in_causal_inference/

https://www.nihes.com/course/ep03_biostatistical_methods_ii_classical_regression_models/

https://www.nihes.com/course/ep12_psychiatric_epidemiology/

https://www.nihes.com/course/ep13_cancer_epidemiology/

https://www.nihes.com/course/ep16_missing_values_in_clinical_research/

https://www.nihes.com/course/ep20_cardiovascular_epidemiology/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp01_principles_of_research_in_medicine_and_epidemiology/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp03_introduction_to_data-analysis/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp09_regression_analysis/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp11_methods_of_public_health_research/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp14_clinical_trials/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp15_topics_in_meta-analysis/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp21_pharmaco-epidemiology/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp25_health_economics/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp39_cohort_studies/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp40_case-control_studies/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp41_introduction_to_global_public_health/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp42_methods_of_health_services_research/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp43_principles_of_genetic_epidemiology/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp45_primary_and_secondary_prevention_research/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp48_causal_inference/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp53_history_of_epidemiologic_ideas/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp57_genomics_in_molecular_medicine/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp61_social_epidemiology/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp62_markers_and_prediction_research/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp63_masterclass_advances_in_genomics_research/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp64_erasmus_summer_lectures/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp65_practice_of_epidemiologic_analysis/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp66_logistic_regression/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp68_introduction_to_bayesian_methods_in_clinical__research/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp69_causal_mediation_analysis/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp70_fundamentals_of_medical_decision_making/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp72_joint_models_for_longitudinal_and_survival_data/


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ESP74 Genome Wide Association Studies

ESP75 Human Epigenomics

ESP76 Value Based Health Care: from theory to implementation

ESP77 Advances in Clinical Epidemiology

ESP78 Gender and Health

ESP79 Gender in Research: Workshops

EWP02 Advanced Topics in Decision Making in Medicine

EWP03 Pharmaco-epidemiology and Drug Safety

EWP10 Advanced Clinical Trials

EWP13 Advanced Analysis of Prognosis Studies

EWP24 Survival Analysis for Clinicians

GE02 Genetic-epidemiologic Research Methods

GE03 Advances in Genome-Wide Association Studies

GE08 SNPs and Human Diseases

GE10 Mendelian Randomization

GE13 An Introduction to the Analysis of Next Generation Sequencing Data

GE14 Linux for Scientists

GW4546M Health Technology Assessment

GW4548M Advanced Economic Evaluation

GW4567M Economics and Financing Health Care Systems

GW4568M Economics of Health and Health Care

GW4575M Pharmaceutical Pricing and Market Access (PPMH)

GW4580M Patient Preferences using Discrete Choice Experiments

GW4582M Global Health Economics

GW4587M Participating in HTA Research

HS02a Analysis of Population Health

HS02b Analysis of Determinants

HS02c Intervention Development and Evaluation

HS03a International Comparison of Health Care Systems

HS04 Medical Demography

HS05 Planning and Evaluation of Screening

HS09 Maternal and Child Health

HS11 Quality of Life Measurement

MP01 Psychology in Medicine

MP02 The Placebo Effect

MP03 Psychopharmacology

MP05 Preventing Failed Interventions in Behavioral Research

PU03 Site Visit to the Municipal Health Service Rotterdam

PU04 Integration module

PU06 Public Health in Low and Middle Income Countries

SC02 Introduction to Medical Writing

SC07 Scientific Writing in English for Publication

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp74_genome-wide_association_studies/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp75_human_epigenomics/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp76_value_based_healthcare_from_theory_to_implementation/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp77_advances_in_clinical_epidemiology-2/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp78_gender_and_health/

https://www.nihes.com/course/esp79_gender_in_research_workshops/

https://www.nihes.com/course/ewp02_advanced_topics_in_decision-making_in_medicine/

https://www.nihes.com/course/ewp03_pharmaco-epidemiology_and_drug_safety/

https://www.nihes.com/course/ewp10_advanced_clinical_trials/

http://www.nihes.com/education/?ct=EWP13

https://www.nihes.com/course/ewp24_survival_analysis_for_clinicians/

https://www.nihes.com/course/ge02_genetic-epidemiologic_research_methods/

https://www.nihes.com/course/ge03_advances_in_genome-wide_association_studies/

https://www.nihes.com/course/ge08_snps_and_human_diseases/

https://www.nihes.com/course/ge10_mendelian_randomisation/

https://www.nihes.com/course/ge13_an_introduction_to_the_analysis_of_the_next-generation_sequencing_data/

https://www.nihes.com/course/ge14_linux_for_scientists/

https://courses.eur.nl/#/2017-2018/detail/GW4546M








https://www.nihes.com/course/hs02a_public_health_research_analysis_of_population_health/

https://www.nihes.com/course/hs02b_public_health_research_analysis_of_determinants/

https://www.nihes.com/course/hs02c_public_health_research_intervention_development_and_evaluation/

https://www.nihes.com/course/hs03a_international_comparison_of_health_care_systems/

https://www.nihes.com/course/hs04_medical_demography/

https://www.nihes.com/course/hs05_planning_and_evaluation_of_screening/

https://www.nihes.com/course/hs09_maternal_and_child_health/

https://www.nihes.com/course/hs11_quality_of_life_measurement/

https://www.nihes.com/course/mp01_psychology_in_medicine/

https://www.nihes.com/course/mp02_the_placebo_effect/

https://www.nihes.com/course/mp03_psychopharmacology/

https://www.nihes.com/course/mp05_preventing_failed_interventions_in_behavorial_research/

https://www.nihes.com/course/pu03_site_visit_to_the_municipal_health_service_rotterdam/

https://www.nihes.com/course/pu04_integration_module/

https://www.nihes.com/course/pu06_public_health_in_low_and_middle_income_countries/

https://www.nihes.com/course/sc02_introduction_to_medical_writing/

https://www.nihes.com/course/sc07_scientific_writing_in_english_for_publication/


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Annex VII: Tasks of the tutor and advisor

Students work on their research project under the guidance and supervision of the personal tutor assigned to

them. All tutors are senior faculty members at Erasmus MC or Erasmus University Rotterdam. Each tutor has

considerable experience (minimally at PhD level) in one or more specific research subjects. Students also work with

a junior tutor, with whom they have contact more frequently and who supervises them more directly on their

research project.

After tutors have been assigned, students can only change tutors with permission from NIHES.

Clinical Research

Clinical Research students will be assigned an advisor from the Clinical Research Advisory Board based on their

research ambitions. Together with their advisor, they search for a suitable research project and tutor. The primary

tasks of the advisor are:

- to find a tutor on the basis of the students preferences and possibilities of the research group/department;

- to keep informed about the study progress;

- to agree upon the research proposal and to have regular meetings with student and tutor about the study

progress;

- to be present at the student’s midterm presentation;

- to sign for approval on several aspects in the Personal Education Programme (see sub-section below);

- to answer questions and assist the student in solving problems that are not directly connected to the research

project and tasks of the tutor.

Clinical Research students work on their research project under the guidance and supervision of the personal tutor

to whom they are assigned in consultation with their advisor. The tasks of the CR tutor are the same as those of

Health Sciences tutors mentioned in the section below, with the following additions:

- reporting on the student’s research progress to their advisor;

- monitoring and reporting on the student’s progress and results together with the advisor;

- signing off on several aspects of the Personal Education Programme (see sub-section below);

- being present at the student’s final defence meeting.

Personal Education Plan (PEP)

Every RM Clinical Research Student is expected to make a Personal Education Programme (PEP): a document in

which they plan their personal programme. The PEP covers meetings with their advisor and tutor, planning elective

courses and registering attended elective courses and research seminars. The PEP also contains the rubric that is

used for assessing the research project and paper. During their meetings, advisors and students can use this rubric

to evaluate progress in the research project. More information about the Personal Education Plan can be found in

sub-section 5.3.4.

Health Sciences

On the basis of the student’s research ambitions, the programme coordinator together with the programme

director will recommend a field of research and a tutor. The intended tutor will receive the student’s resume from

the student. From that point on, it is up to the tutor and student to arrange further collaboration, and to inform the

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The primary tasks of the tutor (Health Sciences as well as Clinical Research) are:

- to support and supervise the student during the research phase;

- to meet the student at least once every two weeks for at least one hour;

- to arrange for the student: a desk and computer, usually at the tutor’s own institute or department;

- to arrange that his or her student receives all the necessary computer software, i.e. in addition to the standard

software available (see below);

- to keep track of the content of the student’s training programme;

- to monitor and report on the student's progress and results in research (the tutor also receives input from

NIHES on the progress of the student at the start of the 2nd semester);

- to give feedback on the research proposal and assess the discussion research proposal;

- to assess the midterm presentation;

- to confirm that the student has presented his/her research paper at the department in question;

- to suggest suitable second assessors for the research paper (only for Health Sciences students);

- to assess the student's research project;

- to assess the student’s research paper;

- to sign the research paper;

- to be present at the student’s final defence meeting (only for Research Master students);

- to fill in the research assessment form and assign a grade to the research project.

Furthermore, the tutor:

- may share tasks with other (junior) tutors, with the proviso that, as first tutor, he or she at all times retains full

responsibility;

- should inform NIHES ([email protected]) instantly in case of any changes in contact details, e.g.

institutional and email addresses;

- should inform NIHES if the student switches tutors during their research project;

- should inform NIHES in case of problems with the student’s progress;

- should confirm his or her presence or the presence of a representative at the graduation ceremony;

- should prepare a student address for the graduation ceremony.

Health Sciences research papers are assessed by both the student’s tutor and a second assessor. Near the end of

the research process, tutors are contacted by NIHES and asked to suggest two or three second assessors for the

research paper of their student. NIHES will then contact these assessors. Second assessors should fit the following

criteria:

1. They cannot be directly involved in the research project;

2. They have to have at least a PhD degree;

3. They work within Erasmus MC.

Assessment

Students’ research projects and papers are assessed by their tutors at multiple stages in the research process.

Assessed components are the research proposal, midterm presentation, research project (the actual research

process, not the paper), and the research paper. All tutors will assess their students on the basis of commitment

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During the first year of their master, students write a research proposal. The objective of this component of the

research project is to help students formulate a relevant problem and translate it into a scientific question,

formulating objectives and other details necessary to properly organize and complete their research project. The

student’s research proposal will be assessed by their tutor on:

- objectives;

- study design;

- data collection procedure;

- data analysis procedure;

- time schedule;

- presentation and discussion.

The student’s midterm presentation will be assessed by their tutor on whether the student has made sufficient

progress in their research project, and on whether the presentation was sufficient.

The students research project will be assessed by their tutor on:

- Effort and attitude;

- Execution, result orientation and organization;

- Cooperation.

The students research paper will be assessed by both their tutor and a 2nd assessor on:

- Introduction;

- Methods;

- Results;

- Discussion;

Structure and writing.

Assessment will take place:

- for RM Health Sciences students (start 2016 and later): during their defence, done by both tutor and 2nd

assessor.

- for RM Clinical Research students: during their defence, done by their tutor and two members of the Clinical

Research Advisory Board.

- for MSc Health Sciences 70 EC and Postgraduate students: done by their tutor and 2nd assessor – these

students do not have to defend their thesis.

During the defence of the RM, the student’s research paper will be assessed by their tutor and the 2nd assessor

(Health Sciences) or their tutor and two members of the Clinical Research Advisory Board (Clinical Research) on

the criteria for research paper stated above.

The final grade for the research period is based on the assessments of the student’s research paper and project

and the final check and approval of the NIHES director. For more information check the Teaching and Examination

Regulations.

Osiris Case

NIHES uses the online tool Osiris Case for the research assessment procedure, for all programmes and

specializations. In order to log into and use this tool, all assessors need an ERNA account. This account consists of

[email protected] and a password. Osiris Case sends out an email when action is required

in the research assessment procedure.


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All assessors (tutors, second assessors and members of the Clinical Research Advisory Board) have to register their

assessment in Osiris Case. More information about Osiris Case will be send out to all assessors before first use.

More information on the details of the research project and the required components for each programme can be

found in section 2.2 of this study guide.

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