Case-based Practicum I

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

This is a practical/research-based program directed by GUMC faculty on an individual student basis, consisting of a practical, clinical use-case based project and/or specific translational/clinical research project in which the student will be required to integrate and apply the knowledge gained in the previous courses. The cases and projects will be developed by GUMC faculty in conjunction with their ongoing research interests and programs, and the student will be mentored throughout this course by the faculty member. The projects will be computer/internet and library based (not wet laboratory) and address specific clinically relevant questions in a systems medicine context. This is a two-part research practicum requirement; in Part I, 3-credits will be taken during the second semester of the student’s MS curriculum, during which the student will be mentored in the development of the project and will conduct the necessary background literature research, resulting in formulation and presentation of a formal proposal for the project. Grading: Based on evaluation of the written proposal and its oral presentation. GUMC faculty