| Selectives Type:
Basic Science |
Selective
Title
Public Health Research (BSHS Credit) |
Course Number
PMCU 4016 |
| Prerequisites:
Successful completion of all Year 3 requirements; C Form required for enrollment no less than two weeks prior to start of course |
Responsible Faculty Director:
Denny Fe Agana, PhD, MPH, CPH
Other Faculty:
Leslie Stalnaker, Premal Patel |
Contact
Information
Coordinators: Arielle Amomoy (atamomoy@utmb.edu), Amber Anthony (alanthon@utmb.edu)
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Periods
Offered
1-7, 9-11
excluding holiday period 8 |
Maximum
Enrollment
10 |
| Learning Objectives |
Students will be introduced to research in population and public health through working with faculty in ongoing research projects.
Students who successfully complete this course will be prepared to:
1. Develop an answerable research question relevant to public health;
2. Locate and synthesize the pertinent literature and or data; and
3. Discuss the implications of the research for the practice of clinical medicine and public health. |
| Describe the qualifications
background and career goals or interests of students who would benefit
from the course: |
| This course is appropriate for medical students interested in public health careers or concerned about public health issues. The course is a required selective in the Public Health Scholarly Concentration. |
| Description of course
activities |
| Students will be paired with a faculty member conducting basic or applied research relevant to public health. The faculty mentor will work with the student to complete a systematic literature review or empirical research project. Examples of recent public health student projects include: a systematic review of the effectiveness of patient pain contracts in indigent care clinics; development of a program evaluation framework for a community-based diabetes education program; a descriptive epidemiological analysis of lead poisoning in Galveston County; and collection and analysis of information on obesity prevention programs in county school districts. |
| Proposed time
requirement (%) for the student activities per 40-hour week: |
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Activity |
Percent of Activity |
| Faculty
contact time |
10 |
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Self-directed study |
45 |
| Data
collection/analysis |
45 |
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Other
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Method of student evaluation
Check all that apply - complete appropriate section(s) only:
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1. Grading |
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| A. |
Please specify your grading criteria for outstanding performance: |
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Evidence of weekly progress based on meetings and communication with faculty mentor. Successful completion of a scholarly project (e.g. systematic review paper, evaluation plan, descriptive data report). Students will be asked to present their work at the National Public Health Week Symposium. |
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2. Written Assignment (Homework,
projects, notes, papers, abstracts, etc.) |
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A. |
Frequency of written assignment(s) |
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Final paper. |
| B. |
Type of written assignment |
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Seminars or tutorials culminating in a research
paper. |
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Basic science research plus documented written
report. |
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Humanities, social sciences, biostatistical or
epidemiological research culminating in a scholarly paper or written
report. |
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Clinically-based written reports focusing on a basic
science or humanities problem. |
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Journal club written reports |
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Grant proposals |
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Literature review |
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Oral presentation plus written report. |
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Other modality with a self-directed, scholarly
research component culminating in a written report. |
| C. |
Format of written assignment |
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Varies - minimum 10 pages. |
| D. |
Method of content selection (student-selected,
assigned, relate to cases, etc.) |
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Student selected topic in consultation with faculty mentor and course director. |
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3. Oral Presentation |
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A. |
Frequency / duration of presentation(s)? |
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Presentation of work in a public setting (e.g., symposium, conference, etc.). |
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B. |
Type and format of presentation |
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Formal presentation (poster or oral) |
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D. |
Assessment - Who assesses the student's
presentation performance? |
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Self-assessment
Peer
assessment
Faculty
assessment |
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E. |
Method of content selection |
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Student-selected
topic
Assigned
topic |
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4. Professionalism |
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What expectations do you have for the
student to demonstrate participation in the elective (e.g. small group
activities, seminars, thoughtful questions, providing resources, journal
club, resident lecture attendance)?
The instructor will discuss principles of appropriate attribution and
the referencing of literature with the student. The student is expected
to understand and to adhere to the principle that all presented work
must be solely the student’s own. |
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Public health ethics and research ethics will be reviewed. |
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5. Other Modes of Evaluation |
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Please explain below. |
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