Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ELECT EFAMR - Research in Family Medicine
Director(s): ELECTIVE DIRECTOR: Peter Seidenberg, MD, MA, FAAFP. FACSM, RMSK
ELECTIVE CO-DIRECTOR: Kabiul Haque, MD, MPH, DABFM, FAAFP
Duration: 4 weeks
Maximum Number of Students: 2
Elective Offered During Blocks: 2-4 and 7-9
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MUST HAVE PRIOR CONSENT TO SCHEDULE. Please check MOODLE for information.
It is important to note that this elective cannot be used for the 8-weeks of independent research time required for the Research Distinction Track, as it is to be used for fulfillment of academic credit.
Goals:
To assist students in the acquisition of basic skills necessary to develop a meaningful research project. Optimally, students would continue to work with staff beyond the 4-week formal course to carry the project through the process of production of a publishable product.
Objectives:
To instruct students how to design a hypothesis and conduct research in areas pertaining to Family Medicine under the guidance of a faculty member.
1. Identification of a specific research question to be addressed prior to enrolling in the elective.
2. Completion of a written report summarizing the research conducted during the rotation. If research is to be submitted for presentation (poster or oral) or publication, this report can consist of any of the following: the abstract, actual poster in PPT format, or draft of manuscript.
3. Additional project-specific objectives to be assigned by the faculty research mentor
Resources for Learning:
Books, review articles, and results of database searches in the specific field of research. Project-specific resources for learning will be assigned by the faculty mentor
Pass/Fail
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