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340.871.01 WELCH CENTER RESEARCH SEMINAR

Department: Epidemiology
Term: 1st term
Credits: (1 credits)
Contact: Elizabeth Selvin
Academic Year: 2012 - 2013
Course Instructor:
Description:

Students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty present scientific papers from the current and/or classic literature dealing with epidemiologic research, focusing on clinical and cardiovascular epidemiology. Emphasizes presentation skills and the ability to critically evaluate scientific papers. Uses a journal-club format in which one or more papers are distributed in advance; participants are expected to read and discuss the assigned material.
Student Evaluation: Presentation, discussion participation
Learning Objective:

Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to (1) read and critically evaluate scientific papers (2) give a presentation and lead a discussion related to a research article (3) critique analytic methods in the published literature (4) describe the strengths and weaknesses of various methodological approaches in clinical epidemiology and cardiovascular epidemiology.
Location: Baltimore
Class Times:
  • Tuesday 12:00 - 1:20
Enrollment Minimum: 10
Instructor Consent: No consent required
For consent, contact: lselvin@jhsph.edu
Auditors Allowed: Yes, with instructor consent
Grading Restriction: Pass/Fail
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Special Comments: Students may take this course multiple times.