Medical Literature and Ebm

Catalog description

This course is designed to expose students to some of the most common study designs found in the medical literature (Review/meta-analysis, correlational, case series, cross-sectional, case-control, cohort, experimental, qualitative) and the associated statistical analysis within the clinical environment. A focus is to prepare students to develop and apply the principles of research design within populations to enable an independent critical appraisal of the medical literature. The second part of the class focuses on Evidence-Based Medicine and its application in clinical practice and with patients. Research skills developed in this course emphasize a systematic and scientific approach to problem solving.