| source Yale (X) |
level |
department Investigative Medicine (X) |
IMED 625 01 (13020) M-F 2.00-4.00 Fall 2009 The purpose of this intensive two-week course is to provide an overview of the objectives, research strategies, and methods of conducting patient-oriented research. Topics include competing objectives of clinical research, principles of observational studies, principles of clinical trials, principles of meta-analysis, interpretation of diagnostic tests, prognostic studies, causal inference, qualitative research methods, and decision analysis. Sessions generally combine a lecture on the topic with discussion of articles that are distributed in advance of the sessions. Consent of instructor required. Two weeks, July 27?August 7, 2009.
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IMED 630 01 (13021) T 3.30-5.00 Fall 2009 This termlong course addresses topics that are central to the conduct of clinical investigation, including ethics of clinical investigation, scientific fraud, technology transfer, and interfacing with the pharmaceutical industry. Practical sessions include scientific presentations and teaching, NIH peer review process, journal peer review process, and career development models of academia. This course provides guidelines and a framework for the clinical investigator to obtain funding for, conduct, and present a clinical study. Format consists of didactic presentation followed by discussion. Consent of instructor required.
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IMED 635 01 (13022) HTBA Fall 2009 An independent study course for first-year students in the Investigative Medicine program. Topics are chosen by the student, and reading lists are provided by faculty for weekly meetings to discuss articles. Six sessions are required; dates/times by arrangement. Consent of instructor required.
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IMED 645 01 (13023) M-F 8.30-11.15 Fall 2009 This course provides an introduction to statistical concepts and techniques commonly encountered in medical research. Previous course work in statistics or experience with statistical packages is not a requirement. Topics to be discussed include study design, probability, comparing sample means and proportions, survival analysis, and sample size/power calculations. The computer lab incorporates lecture content into practical application by introducing the statistical software package SPSS to describe and analyze data. Consent of instructor required. Two weeks, July 13?24, 2009.
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IMED 650 01 (13024) W 2.00-4.00 Fall 2009 In this termlong course a range of topics is covered in the format of an interactive seminar. Topics include detailed evaluation of study designs (cohort studies, case-control studies, and clinical trials), development and validation of indices, review of approaches to methodology and issues related to implementation of the methodology (assuring quality of the data, qualitative research methods, estimation of sample size and statistical power), and introduction to finding sources to fund grant proposals. The format for most of the seminars consists of a didactic presentation followed by intensive discussion of research articles and research protocols. Students lead the discussion in the critical analysis and evaluation of the articles. Attendance and active participation are required. Consent of instructor required.
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IMED 660 01 (13620) HTBA Fall 2009
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IMED 661 01 (13025) HTBA Fall 2009
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