| Selectives Type:
Medical Humanities |
Selective
Title
Community Engagement Scholarly Concentration Capstone (BSHS Credit) |
Course Number
MEHU 4413 |
| Prerequisites:
Successful completion of all Year 3 requirements; C Form required no less than two weeks prior to enrollment |
Responsible Faculty Director:
Cara Pennel, DrPH
Other Faculty:
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Contact
Information
Cara Pennel, DrPH (clpennel@utmb.edu) (409) 772-2288
Coordinator: Bradley Brock (ba2brock@utmb.edu) |
Periods
Offered
1-13
including holiday period 8 |
Maximum
Enrollment
No max |
| Learning Objectives |
Students will select a topic of interest in rural health, global health, public health, or urban-underserved health and work with a faculty mentor to develop the topic into a topical research project.
Students who successfully complete this course will be prepared to:
1) Develop an answerable research question related to rural health, global health, public health, or urban-underserved health,
2) locate and synthesize pertinent literature or data, and
3) discuss the implications of the research for the practice of clinical medicine in rural health, global health, public health, or urban-underserved 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 careers that involve rural health, global health, public health, or urban-underserved health or a combination. The course is a required selective in the Community Engagement Scholarly Concentration. |
| Description of course
activities |
| Students will be paired with a faculty mentor who will work with the student to select a topic to complete a systematic literature review or in special cases, empirical research project. |
| 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 |
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| Data
collection/analysis |
45 |
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Other
independent research: |
45 |
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 present their work on the last Thursday of the period of enrollment. |
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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 (Humanities, social sciences, public/population health, biostatistical or epidemiological research culminating in a scholarly 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 of 10 pages |
| D. |
Method of content selection (student-selected,
assigned, relate to cases, etc.) |
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Student-selected topic |
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3. Oral Presentation |
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A. |
Frequency / duration of presentation(s)? |
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1 presentation at end of period of enrollment |
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B. |
Type and format of presentation |
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Formal presentation via Zoom |
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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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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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