SOM Elective Brochure

Research Electives

Research electives may be arranged with any School of Medicine faculty member who is willing to serve as a mentor, prior inclusion of research electives in the Electives Brochure is not a prerequisite. The Research Elective Student Proposal Form must be submitted online at least 60 days in advance of the start-date of the course and must be approved by the Electives Course Committee. Non-UTMB research electives require the same procedure. Research Elective form Link (RFORM)

Action Course No Title Department Director Periods
DisplayANEU-4021Anesthesiology Quality Improvement and Patient SafetyAnesthesiologyDr. Rovnat Babazade1-13
DisplayDERU-4015Dermatology ResearchRichard F. Wagner, MD1-13
DisplayFAMU-4063Introduction to Research in Underserved and Underrepresented PopulationsFamily MedicineSamuel Mathis, MD1AB-2AB
DisplayFAMU-4125Research in Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI)Family MedicineWei-Chen Lee, PhD1-13
DisplayITSU-4001Research Proposal DevelopmentInstitute for Translational SciencesDavid Reynoso, MD1-13
DisplayMEDU-4006Research in Geriatric MedicineInternal MedicineSoham Al Snih, MD, PhD1-13
DisplayMEDU-4086Closing the Gap in Diabetes Care with Quality and Safety Research Internal MedicineMaria L. Belalcazar, MD1-7; 9-13
DisplayMEDU-4161Cardiovascular Disease ResearchInternal MedicineJoseph Allencherril, M.D.1-13
DisplayORSU-4017Orthopedic ResearchOrthopaedic SurgeryZbigniew Gugala, MD, PhD1-13
DisplayPATU-4022Research in Infectious Disease PathogenesisPathologyDavid H. Walker, M.D.1-13
DisplayPSYU-4078Quality Improvement (QI) in the Department of Psychiatry Psychiatry & Behavioral SciencesJoseph Shotwell, MD 1, 3-13
DisplayPSYU-4128Participant Engagement, Psychological Testing, and Diagnosis in Childhood Psychiatric ResearchPsychiatry & Behavioral SciencesDr. Melissa Defilippis1-13