Patient Centered Research

Catalog description

A survey course designed to provide foundational information regarding 15 core clinical research topics presented in theory and with application. PHS 519 Patient Centered Research (3) Patient Centered Research, PHS 519 , is a three credit course specifically designed for physicians who have completed their medical training and are interested in learning about clinical research. Clinical research training is rarely offered in a typical medical school curriculum but is imperative for training academic physicians to perform high quality investigational research. This course covers the opportunities and the expected skills needed to become an independent clinical investigator. This is a survey course which is designed to provide an overview of clinical research along with an introduction to the methods used to conduct clinical research.