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Didactic Coursework Required
and Elective Courses
MCR (503) Principles
of Clinical Research I
(1 credit hrs) Fall
Semester
Course Description: This
course will provide an overview and introduction
to what the various types of clinical research
including, patient-oriented research, epidemiology,
behavioral sciences and health services research.
An introduction to evidence-based medicine
for clinical researchers. The course introduces
protocol design, hypo-mentoring development,
and gathering of evidence, including decision
analysis. Topics include design of clinical
trials and observational studies, human subject
issues, special populations, adverse effects,
and pharmacokinetics.
MCR (503) Principles
of Clinical Research II
(1 credit hrs) Spring & Fall
Semester
Perequisite: MCR
503
This course builds on the
principles introduced in MCR503. Fellows
will become familiar with the basic epidemiologic
methods involved in clinical research, and the
principles and issues involved in monitoring
patient-oriented research. Fellows
will be able to discuss the infrastructure required
in performing clinical research, and also have
an understanding of the steps involved in developing
and funding research studies. Principles involved in the ethics of clinical
research, the legal issues involved in clinical
research, and the regulations involved in human
subject research, including the role of IRB's
will be addressed. Fellows
will receive NIH certification after successfully
completing this course.
MCR (501) Introduction
to Medical Informatics
(2 credit hrs) Fall Semester
Prerequisite: Permission Course Description: The
course will address using data from clinical
information systems in performing clinical research
including the strengths and limitations of these
data. Topics include overview of medical informatics,
discussion of the nature of computer-based data
including medical vocabularies, large databases,
the web, and confidentiality-related issues.
Students will write a paper using data from a
clinical information system.
MCR
(512) Fundamentals of Biostatistics
(3
credit hrs) Fall Semester
Prerequisite: Ability to
use computer spread sheets or permission.
Course Description: This
course introduces various statistical methods
used in public health management, medical research,
and education. Students are trained in bio-statistical
data analysis and interpretation of standard
statistical packages.
MCR
(503) Clinical
Research Seminar
(1 credit hr) Fall & Spring
Semesters
Prerequisite: Permission Course Description: The
seminar will explore the practical aspects of
clinical research in an informal setting. Speakers
will include clinical researchers from Morehouse
School of Medicine and outside speakers who are
accomplished researchers
MCR
(504) Ethics of Clinical Research in Vulnerable
Populations
(1 credit hr) Fall Semester
This multidisciplinary course
will provide social, cultural and historical
perspectives on the development of ethical standards
for clinical research among special at-risk populations.
Using various methods, such as lectures, readings,
case presentations, and group discussions, participants'
appreciation of culture, as a predominant
force in shaping behavior and values will be
enhanced. The course will help develop behaviors
and skills for effectively recruiting and engaging
patients from diverse cultural backgrounds into
health care research. MCR
(510) Research
Methods and Instrumentation
(2 credit hrs)
This course is designed to provide the student
with the principles and applications of the major
techniques used in modern biomedical research
laboratories today. The course is hands-on in
nature. The students will be introduced to the
theoretical aspects as well as the research application(s)
of a technique or instrument. At
the end of the course, each student will make
a 20-minute presentation of a methodology paper
published in a peer reviewed journal of his/her
choosing.
MCR (511) Introduction to Epidemiology (3
credit hrs) Spring Semester
Prerequisite:
MPHQ 600 Introduction to Biostatistics, equivalent
or permission.
Course Description: This
course provides students with knowledge of patterns
of disease occurrence in human populations and
factors that influence these patterns. This course
is designed to enable students to identify and
use systematic procedures that are helpful in
determining epidemiological relationships. Students
will gain insight and be able to recognize situations
in their public health/medical practice where epidemiologic principles
are to be applied. Principles and methods of epidemiologic investigation,
both of infectious and non-infectious diseases
are discussed.
MCR (507) Analysis of Frequency Data
(3 credit
hrs) Spring Term
Prerequisite: Permission. Fundamentals
of Biostatistics.
Course
Description: Tests and measure of association for contingency
table analysis; partitioning chi-square; the
odds ratio, comparative trials; analysis of categorical
data with matched samples; combining evidence
from contingency tables; effects and control
of misclassification errors, multi-way contingency
tables.
MCR (513) Health
Services Research
(2 credits)
Prerequisite: Permission
Course Description: Understanding the multiple dimension of
health status and conceptual basis of measuring
health status and outcomes; review and evaluation
of the strengths and weaknesses of common
measures. Formalization of research questions
and appropriate design of methodology including
sample selection, measurement, data collection
and statistical analysis. Review
of recent health services and outcomes research
and their public health policy implications.
MSCR (MCR 508) Clinical Trials (2
credit hrs) Spring Term
Prerequisite: MPHQ 600
Fundamental of Biostatistics or permission
of instructor.
Course Description: Principles for the design
and conduct of clinical trials are discussed.
Emphasis will be given to protocol preparation,
randomization, sample size, trial monitoring,
ethical issues and data analysis.
MSCR (509) Grant Development/Scientific
Writing
(1 credit hr) Spring Term
Prerequisite: Permission
of the instructor.
Course Description: The objective of this course
are to develop 1) the ability
to evaluate a published paper in biomedical sciences, 2) an
approach to writing a competitive research proposal, 3) an
understanding of intellectual property and patents.
The course provides an overview of these processes
in a series of round table discussions and take-home
assignments. Students will be required to design
a field study for specific disease and prepare
a scientific protocol and a grant using Public
Health Service Form 398 including the development
of an informed consent form and budget. Emphasis
will be placed on grantsmanship and scientific
writing. Institutional Review Board and NIH review
process.
Electives (3
credit hrs) (Courses
To Be
Offered
at a Later Date)
Electives from biostatistics, epidemiology,
basic science or other public health degree tracks may be used
to fulfill the remaining
credit hours for graduation. The program of study should be formalized with
guidance of the faculty advisor and will be subject to approval by the Student's
Advisory Committee and the Program Director. The course work to satisfy this
requirement may be taken at this or another institution, either before or
after entering the program.
MCR ( ) Genetic Epidemiology (3
credits)
Prerequisite:
Introduction to Biostatistics and
Introduction to Epidemiology, or permission.
An introductory course directed to
physicians and public health professionals
to begin integrating genetic knowledge into
medical and public health curricula.
The course will enhance the professional's
appreciation of the role of genetic factors
and their interaction with environmental
factors in the biology and prevention
of human disease. The course will provide
an overview of methods for studying the
contribution of genetic factors in disease
and discuss the importance and disease
prevention implications of genetic factors
in relation to specific diseases.
MCR ( ) Clinical
Pharmacology (3 credits)
The
purpose of this course is to provide
instruction in the field of clinical
pharmacology, by exposure to didactic lectures and appropriate practical experiences,
thereby increasing the therapeutic sophistication of the trainees. The course will provide basic laboratory
techniques common to clinical pharmacology
with hands-on familiarity with various
analytical instruments and will enable
understanding of the process of drug
development, including regulatory science
and the different phases of clinical
trials.
MCR ( )
Health Care Quality, Utilization and Cost
Assessments (3 credits)
Prerequisite: Introduction
to research methods, epidemiology, biostatistics,
equivalent or permission.
Course
Description: A survey and examination of
health care quality with an emphasis on
processes, utcomes,
utilization, and costs measurements in a
variety of organizational settings.
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