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Scientific Methodologies (BMS 5004)

Term: 2017-2018 Academic Year Fall Term MSBS

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Caroline Morris
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Francina Deason Towne
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Melissa M. Davidson
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Patty Kellison
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Description

This course introduces students to fundamental concepts of research design in health and disease. Principles of evidence-based medicine are discussed as they relate to key areas of disease prevention, health promotion and therapy. Community-based issues, problems, and solutions are addressed. Students who compete the course will be abe to understand and apply basic statistical terms and applicatons as well as various research design models that appear in current medical literature. Students will learn to assess the quality of medical literature research designs, create a research poster, write a mock grant application and teach peers using team-based approaches and clinical trial studies. Students will also learn to describe the relationship between the medical literature and evidence-based medicine and interact with industry SME's.