The drug development process will be revealed through a Programmer’s perspective to gain an excellent understanding of all that must be accomplished along the way. Programming exercises will awaken the student to the vast amount of data that must be transformed and analyzed to prove safety and efficacy during a clinical trial. Successful completion of this 8-week course will bring helpful insight from the material presented and practical experience gained from the given exercises to provide an essential base of knowledge for a junior Clinical Programmer and a thoughtful review for the experienced Programmer.