Disease Prevention Research

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Students gain insight into clinical and prevention research being done in the Medical College of Georgia at the Georgia Prevention Institute (GPI). This includes primary and secondary prevention of cardiometabolic disease, cancer, and other diseases through laboratory-based and community-engaged studies of lifestyle modification (e.g., nutrition, physical activity), self-monitoring (e.g., blood pressure and mood during pregnancy), and pharmacological interventions, as well as mechanistic studies of disease pathology and intervention effects. Exercise Is Medicine, Food Is Medicine, health disparities and social determinants of health are major themes. Students pick from a variety of recorded topics and are expected to watch at least 4 short clinical research perspectives and 2 clinical research seminars, asynchronously. Throughout the two weeks, students are also expected to engage in at least 4 shadowing visits with clinical studies at the GPI or in the community. Contact Hours: 8 Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Campus Restrictions: Main Campus, Athens Campus Schedule Type (Primary): Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic Click here for the Schedule of Classes.