Intro to Clinical Research and Scientific Writing

3 Units

This seminar brings in numerous experts to cover a variety of essential issues and concepts in clinical research and scientific writing. The overarching goal is for students to produce a short but well-crafted research proposal. Topics for reading and discussion include general principles of research design and proposal development; key concepts and issues in biostatistical science for study planning, data management, analysis, interpretation, and presentation; modern medical library informatics; ethical issues in clinical research and necessary rigmarole; technical writing emphasizing research proposals; designing studies of diagnostic tests; outcomes research and medical decision making; clinical genomics research.