Required Courses

PubH 6301: Fundamentals of Clinical Research

Hypothesis generation, study design, implementation, and analysis of clinical research.

3

PubH 6303: Clinical Research Project Seminar

Present and receive feedback from faculty and peers on thesis work (literature review, design, data collection methods, analyses)

2

PubH 6330: Epidemiology I

Introduces the study designs applied to human populations, including randomized trials and 4 types of observational studies (cohort, case-control, cross-sectional, ecological).

4

PubH 6345: Epidemiologic Methods: Data Collection

Practical aspects of sampling; response rates, and response bias; forms design; selection and training of interviewers; data preparation, entry, cleaning, and management.  Research ethics.

2

PubH 6348: Writing Research Grants

Mechanics of NIH grant development, principles of informed consent, budget, grant-review process, identifying funding sources.

2

I PubH 6450: Biostatistics I

Gaussian probability models, point and interval estimation for means and proportions; hypothesis testing (t-test, chi-square test, non-parametric tests); regression and correlation techniques; ANOVA

4

PubH 6451: Biostatistics II

Analysis of counted data, contingency table analysis, logistic regression, survival analysis, including Cox proportional hazards regression model.

4

PubH 7420: Clinical Trials: Design, Implementation, and Analysis

Introduction and methodology of randomized clinical trials: design issues, sample size, operational details, interim monitoring, data analysis issues, and overviews.

3

PubH 8777: Thesis Credits

Preparation of a written thesis that is orally defended.

10

Elective Credits

Family Medicine Courses for Fellows

FMCH 5345/6: Curriculum Design and Teaching Strategies for Medical Education I & II

Academic ethics; the latest theories and findings on adult learning; principles of curriculum design, teaching, and evaluation. Also: developing course goals; selecting and acquiring appropriate teaching strategies; designing evaluation.

4

FMCH 5960: Basic Research Methods in Family Medicine

Covers the history and current status of research in family medicine and the research resources available in the department. Also: asking and refining a research question; conducting a literature search; selecting an appropriate research methodology; meeting federal requirements for the protection of human subjects in research; critically reading the medical literature and facilitating its discussion; preparing a research grant proposal.

3

FMCH 5961: Integration Seminar: Junior Faculty and Fellows (1 credit per semester)

Discuss networking, collaboration, authorship, ethics. Information on grant and article writing, funding resources. Share ideas, discuss progress, present talks. Discuss department goals, governance, policies, procedures, responsible conduct of research. (Year-round)

9 (overall)