Drug development is a complex, lengthy, and expensive process requiring extensive training and experience in numerous areas. The University of Cincinnati’s fully online Masters in Pharmaceutical Sciences in Drug Development program—a collaboration between academia, industry, and government—prepares students for the multidisciplinary process of translating a therapeutic concept from lab bench to bedside. “This curriculum provides details that would take an individual working in a particular field a long time to get good exposure to, and what you need to be aware of before you can initiate any human trials, to how you make the best of the opportunity,” explains program director Pankaj Desai, chair of the university’s Pharmaceutical Sciences Division. “Working with human patients is a great privilege. We have to be very mindful of the respect and ethical issues that go along with that.”