PHAS 5117 Evidence-Based Medicine and Research Design
This course introduces students to the concepts of evidence based medicine and medical research design, while stressing the examination of evidence from clinical research as a basis for clinical decision-making. Physician assistant students learn how to construct well-built clinical questions based on patient problems and to perform medical literature searching strategies that yield optimal results. Methods for critically appraising the medical literature are emphasized throughout the course, as well as strategies for keeping up with new medical findings beyond physician assistant school. Basic techniques of medical writing are also discussed in relationship to the physician assistant student's development of a Master's project upon graduation.
Prerequisite
Admission into the Physician Assistant Studies Program.
Offered
Summer II