 | First Term, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30-11:50 AM
Location: 2024 E. Monument St., Suite 1-500, Powe Room Prerequisites: Students must have completed the first-year Epidemiology and Biostatistics courses. Emphasizes the practical aspects of conducting and organizing a clinical research project. Focuses on developing skills to conduct and manage a research protocol, monitor the data collection, manage the data, and disseminate results. Covers basic components of a clinical research team, the components of good clinical practice, the responsibilities, expertise and tasks that each member is expected to perform, and organizational, logistical and attitudinal issues that need to be addressed in producing an effective research group, specifically translational research and the kinds of issues that arise in the multi-disciplinary teams brought together to conduct it. After completing this course, a student should be able to: identify the required components of a clinical research study, prepare an informed consent for a clinical study, develop a plan for conducting clinical research, construct a recruitment strategy, distinguish among basic data collection procedures, develop data collection forms, assess quality assurance procedures for specific clinical study designs, define the requirements for conducting clinical trials, and distinguish and identify reporting requirements for clinical studies. Faculty Contacts: Nancy Fink, MPH (410-614-3994); Lisa Jacobson, ScD (410-955-4320)
Staff Contact: Ms. Patricia Bayton (410-614-3994) |
