Research Methods I: Introduction to Research

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This course is designed as an introduction to the fundamentals of clinical epidemiology that measures health statistics, vital statistics utilized in public health research and interventions, and prevention of medical errors. The relevance of epidemiological concepts to public health and clinical work will be highlighted through the use of case studies and examples of current health research topics. Prerequisites: Successful completion of the fall semester of the didactic year of the graduate program in Physician Assistant Studies. The pre-requisites of MS 500, 501, 502A, 503A, 504A, 505 and 506 are all required.