DOCR Research Immersion

Catalog description

An unpaid short-term (1 semester) apprenticeship in an academic laboratory or clinical research setting. In general, students will be expected to dedicate approximately 10-12 hours per week to a mentored research project and submit weekly journals, a midterm abstract, and a summary presentation that will be graded. The selective experience will enable students to generalize learning beyond the classroom, to reinforce the development of competence within an authentic setting, to obtain 'workplace' mentorship, and to explore unfamiliar scientific fields and alternative career paths. In addition to the project time, students will meet regularly during the semester to learn specific clinical research competencies in a didactic setting, to discuss broad research topics in a journal club setting, and to experience unique career and research-oriented discussions from clinical research faculty and staff. Biweekly discussion forums also will offer an opportunity to explore further the ideas and concepts presented in class. Course Director: Dr. Stephanie Freel. Contact person: Ted Snyderman. Email: [email protected]. Enrollment Max 15. Credit 4. (Selective) Grading Basis Pass/Fail.