PAS-515: Evidence Based Medicine/Research Methods

This course is designed with an emphasis on the incorporation of evidence-based medicine and life-long learning. Students will be introduced to research including methodology, statistical analyses, formulating research questions, and evaluating research designs for application to primary care clinical practice. The course content includes an overview of research concepts, ethics, quantitative and qaulitative research methods, and designs. Using published research obtained during medical literature search and national practice guidelines, evidence-based practice is introduced. [ 2 credits ]