FAMU-4125 - Research in Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI)

FAMU-4125 - Research in Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI)

Elective Title: Research in Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI)
Course Number: FAMU-4125
Elective Type: research Duration/Weeks: 4 Max Enrollment: 1
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Year 1
Additional Requirements: A R form, CITI Social & Behavior Research Training, Conflict of Interest (COI) Training, and COI Disclosure must be submitted 60 days in advance of the start of the elective
Responsible Faculty Director: Wei-Chen Lee, PhD Periods Offered: 1-13 including holiday period 8 
Coordinator: Jessica Prescott Other Faculty:
Location to Report on First Day:
Please contact the course director weilee@utmb.edu to schedule an onboard meeting and location information.

Goals
Primary goal of this research elective is to train students to exercise critical thinking and problem-solving skills through robust research activities. The secondary goal is to increase awareness of health disparities affecting AAPI population through scientific products such as conference presentations and peer-reviewed journal articles.

Objectives
(1) To equip students with knowledge and skills to conduct independent studies related to health of AAPI populations. (2) To enhance students' writing and oral presentation skills for their research findings.

Description of course activities
In the period of the course, students are required to work with the course director to identify topics of interest. Students will learn to conduct literature review, data collection, data analysis, finding interpretation, and manuscript writing during the course. Students who complete a conference abstract and a draft of research paper are considered satisfactory for the course.

Type of students who would benefit from the course
Students who are interested in AAPI research and students with AAPI heritage or are interested in health disparities among AAPI populations.

Weekly Schedule
  Clinical Activities (estimated schedule)  
Day of Week   AM   PM
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

 Average number of patients seen per week: None
 Call Schedule: N/A

Research Activities (estimated schedule)
Activity Hours per Week
Faculty Contact-Time 10
Self-Directed Study 15
Data-Collection/Analysis 15
Other N/A

Method of Student Evaluation
1.  Clinical Observation
  A. Where are students observed on this elective?
    Inpatient Service   Ambulatory   Surgery   Standardized patients
Patients simulators   Other
  B. Frequency - How often are students observed clinically?
    N/A
  C. Format - What method(s) are used to document the student's clinical performance?
    Daily oral feedback   End of period oral feedback   Written feedback
Other

2.  Oral Presentation
  A. Audience - To whom does the student present?
    Scientists, Fellows and Faculty
  B. Frequency / Duration of Presentation(s)?
    Biweekly
  C. Format - What guidelines are set for the student's presentation?
    15-minute oral presentation on student topic
  D. Assessment - Who assesses the student's presentation performance?
    Self-assessment   Peer assessment   Faculty assessment
  E. Method of content selection
    Current cases  Student-selected topic   Assigned topic

3.  Written Assignment (H&P's, notes, papers, abstracts, etc.)
  A. Frequency of written assignment(s)?
    weekly
  B. Format - What guidelines are set for the student's written work?
    300-word paragraph
  C. Length of written assignment(s)?
    Abstract   Annotated bibliography   1 - 2 page paper   3+ page paper
  D. Are recent references required?   No    If yes, how are they selected?
   
  E. Method of content selection - e.g. student-selected, relate to cases, etc.?
    Student-Created
  F. Audience - Who assesses the student's written performance?
    Peer Assessment     Faculty Assessment     Other

4.  Examination
  Format
    Oral   Written multiple choice   Written essay / short answer   OSCE
Other

5.  Extra Course Activities
  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)?
    N/A

6.  Additional Costs
  Please list any additional costs and/or purchases (books, materials, movies to watch, etc.) that are required for this course. Include an estimated total cost. If there are no additional costs, please enter "None".
    None

7.  Other Modes of Evaluation
  Please explain below.
    N/A

8.  If this course is an Acting Internship, please complete the following:
  A. Objectives for the AI should relate directly to the Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs). Each AI should describe how the four key Year-4 EPAs that our school has identified as being Year-4 skills are assessed. The Year-4 objectives are:
1. Entering and discussing orders/prescriptions.
2. Give or receive patient handover to transition care responsibility.
3. Recognizing a patient requiring urgent or emergent care and initiating management.
4. Obtaining informed consent for tests and procedures.
Specify how the student will be given formative feedback on their clinical skills.
   
 
B.
Year-4 students should demonstrate mastery of EPAs they developed in the clerkship year, including recommending and interpreting common diagnostic and screening tests, and performing general procedures of a physician. They should be able to demonstrate masterfully and independently skills they mastered in Years 2-3, including efficiently performing comprehensive admission-notes and succinct daily progress notes and perform accurate, concise, and hypothesis-driven clinical presentations, form clinical questions and retrieve evidence to advance patient care. They should be able to demonstrate basic understanding of and beginning mastery of collaborate as a member of the interprofessional team and identify system failures and contribute to a culture of safety improvement.

List advanced clinical skills that a student will be assured an opportunity to practice.
   
 
C.
How specifically will this AI build on developing skills from the clerkship year to prepare students for internship?
   
 
D.
What opportunities will typically be available to all students who take this AI (procedures, required presentations, etc.)? What opportunities may be available based on patient load/presentation or student initiative (ie. Writing a case report)?
   
 
E.
An AI should have expectation of a minimum of 32 hours per week of clinical responsibilities. Duty hours should be capped at ACGME limits for an intern, thus up to 24 hours followed by 4 hours of activities related to patient safety, education, and handoff. Students cannot work more than 80 hours per week averaged over 4 weeks. They can only have 1 day off in a 7-day work week with 8 hours off between shifts.

Clinical responsibilities will vary depending on specialty, but how is the student functioning with work commensurate to a PGY1 with an appropriate level of training?
   
 
F.
How is the student demonstrating drawing clinical conclusions and/or developing a management plan and documentation as an intern would do?
   
 
G.
How and by whom will midpoint feedback be provided to the student? How will you remediate deficiencies identified at midpoint?
   
 
H.
Acting Internship students often seek letters of recommendation following their experience. How many different Faculty will work directly with the student and have knowledge of the student's abilities to detail in a written evaluation? Describe the degree of supervision and interaction with faculty vs. residents or other providers and how feedback will be obtained if more direct work is with residents or other providers.