Spring 2027

Phase 3 Independent Reading and Research in Medicine

Phase 3 independent reading and research in medicine involving individualized clinical research projects supervised by physician-scientist mentors.

offering recorded2–8 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 David AndesLaura ZakowskiNasia Safdar +2 more

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Engage in clinical research through an apprenticeship-style learning experience with a physician-scientist mentor.

  • Understand clinical research design by writing or contributing to a research proposal.

  • Develop skills in the analysis of clinical research data.

  • Develop a plan for communicating the results of the clinical research project.

  • Improve verbal and written communication skills by preparing findings to be able to present clinical research experience and results.

  • Formulate a hypothesis or specific objective if study does not involve hypothesis generating research.

  • Conduct a thorough literature review of the specific research question.

  • Select and apply statistical methodologies appropriate for the proposed analyses.

  • Interpret results correctly and in context of previous findings from literature review.

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Prerequisites

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Graduate/professional standing

  • Graduate/professional standing
MEDICINE 910

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  • Graduate/professional standing

Professors

Spring 2027
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

DAVID ANDES is recorded teaching in Spring 2014, Spring 2022, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LAURA JEAN ZAKOWSKI is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

NASIA SAFDAR is recorded teaching in Fall 2014. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RYAN WESTERGAARD is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SAM LUBNER is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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IND 003Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 008Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 044Classroom Instruction0 / 30
IND 062Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 061Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 005Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 042Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 043Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 063Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 001Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 002Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 006Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 046Classroom Instruction0 / 200
IND 004Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 009Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 007Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 101Classroom Instruction0 / 10
IND 015Classroom Instruction0 / 10
IND 045Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 011Classroom Instruction0 / 50

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Student experience

the class

Independent research under the direct supervision of Medicine faculty. Each student's research project is individualized to meet student research goals within the context of faculty research needs.

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Topics

  • Clinical research methodology and practice.
  • Clinical research design and proposal development.
  • Medical literature review techniques.

Skills

  • Selecting and applying statistical methodologies for clinical research analyses.
  • Conducting thorough literature reviews for specific research questions.
  • Formulating hypotheses or specific objectives for research studies.
  • Interpreting research results in the context of existing literature.

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MEDICINE 910 · Spring 2027

Phase 3 Independent Reading and Research in Medicine

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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