MD-PHD Research Seminar.

Catalog description

Semester course; 1 lecture hour (alternate weeks). .5 credits. May be repeated for credit. Enrollment is restricted to students enrolled in School of Medicine M.D.-Ph.D. training while in the medical or graduate phases. Course exposes M.D.-Ph.D. students to state-of-the-art research in a range of fields. The objectives are to (1) provide an opportunity for the students to attend formal research presentations by faculty experts, (2) participate in discussions of the underlying hypotheses, research methods, critical results and interpretation of data and (3) give formal presentations based on their own research and receive feedback. Graded as satisfactory/unsatisfactory.