Translational Medicine MTM

The Master of Translational Medicine program (MTM) trains students to solve fundamental problems in healthcare innovation. Within the MTM, trainees gain experience solving real world problems in a creative, multi-disciplinary team setting.

As a joint program between UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley, the MTM provides a unique combination of engineering, business, and clinical expertise. The program revolves around a professionally oriented, team-based capstone project experience with mentorship from academic leaders, clinical specialists, and industry professionals. Students join the learning communities on both campuses, taking elective classes in engineering, business, public health, and more.

MTM offers two tracks: medical devices and therapeutics. Both tracks will explore how medical products move from concept, to clinical trials, into commercialization. The medical device track will cover ideation and prototyping while the therapeutics track will explore the pathways of biopharma innovations from hits to leads.

Faculty

The faculty director of the MTM program is Dr. Shuvo Roy. Numerous other faculty participate for specific courses or modules.

Career Outcomes

MTM graduates pursue several career paths after graduation, including as medical device engineers, biotech scientists, regulatory consultants, clinical trialists, entrepreneurs in start-ups, and other areas involved in bringing new health innovations to patients.

While the MTM is intended as a terminal degree, some graduates continue their education, typically pursuing MD or PhD degrees.

A number of MTM students are taking time out of their medical education, residency, or clinical practice to develop the skills for translating new ideas into products and processes for improved clinical outcomes.

The MTM program office at UCSF is located at the Mission Bay campus. (At UC Berkeley the office is in Stanley Hall.) Please visit the program website for more information.

The MTM program is offered by the UCSF Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Scholars, administered jointly by the UCSF Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences and the UC Berkeley Bioengineering Department, and delivered by faculty members in the UCSF schools of medicine and pharmacy and in UCB's College of Engineering.