Third-year Medical Student Clinical Research Project

2009-2010

Clinical Epidemiology Course Med 8101

Contact

James R. Beal, Ph.D.
Dir. of Research & Program Development
Associate Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
P.O. Box 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202
(701)777-3272
jrbeal@medicine.nodak.edu

Abe Sahmoun, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
1919 Elm Street N
Fargo, ND 58102
(701)293-4131
asahmoun@medicine.nodak.edu

The third-year research project is a collaborative effort by faculty from the Departments of Family and Community Medicine and Department of Internal Medicine. The objective of this project is to develop an understanding of research by accomplishing the following:

1. Identify a topic that has a personal interest and curiosity.

2. Complete a literature search using available databases such as Pubmed, Cochrane, or InfoPOEMs/Retriever.

3. Develop a research question(s) which is limited in focus, but adequately addresses your topic.

4. Conduct a chart review or analyze a secondary dataset based on the research question(s).

5. Use appropriate analysis to answer the research question(s).

6. Complete a well written project report and present the findings.

Download Research Manual in Acrobat Reader (PDF) format.