RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY METHODS

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This course provides physician assistant students with a structured, applied foundation in research design, scholarly writing, and evidence-based medicine. Students work in faculty-mentored small groups to develop a research, quality improvement, or systematic literature review project suitable for submission to a peer-reviewed journal. Emphasis is placed on research question development, study design selection, literature appraisal, ethical research conduct, data interpretation, and manuscript preparation aligned with journal-specific author guidelines. Instruction integrates principles of epidemiology, biostatistics, and evidence-based medicine previously introduced throughout the didactic curriculum. The course culminates in a completed, dissemination-ready scholarly manuscript and oral dissemination of findings.