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CLINICAL & TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH ELECTIVE

MEDICINE 902
Course Description

Unique opportunity for fourth year medical students in the PhD program to integrate clinical work with a clinical or translational research project, thus providing early exposure and hands-on experience with clinically-oriented research and the integrated career of a physician-scientist in the students' chosen clinical specialty. Course components construct the experience of six weeks in the life of a practicing physician-scientist, balancing clinical practice, research on a project relevant to community public health, study design, manuscript preparation, regulatory meetings, and public outreach - all under the guidance of a dedicated physician-scientist mentor. Intended for MSTP students in Phase 3 of ForWard curriculum

Prerequisties

Declared in Doctor of Medicine program

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

2 to 6

Offered

Occasionally

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