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340.655.01
Introduction to Clinical Research

Course Status
Discontinued

Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Term
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
6
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Monday, July 10, 2017
End Date
Friday, July 21, 2017
Class Time(s)
Course meets 5 days a week for 2 weeks in mid July: July 10-21, 2017, in 2400 E Monument St, Room 1500Q.
M, Tu, W, Th, F, 9:00am - 4:30pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

Students must preregister and prior submission of an abstract for a research project is required through:https://ictrweb.johnshopkins.edu/ictr/event/courseReg.cfm.

Description
Provides an intensive introduction to clinical research methods, emphasizing epidemiological & biostatistical methods.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Define a research question
  2. Describe the steps involved in conducting clinical research
  3. Review and evaluate the main study designs used in clinical research: case-control, cohort, clinical trials, cross-sectional, meta-analyses
  4. Explain the basis of statistical analyses of clinical research studies
  5. Describe the methodological basis of diagnostic and prognostic testing
  6. Prepare and review a research project
Special Comments

Participants need to register with the Course Coordinator, Stacey Marks sjmarks@jhu.edu and https://ictrweb.johnshopkins.edu/ictr/event/courseReg.cfm. Registration opens June 7th at this website. Course is held in 2400 E Monument St, Room 1500Q.