IH 460 - Research and Evidence-Based Health Care

Credits: 4
This course is intended for students who are preparing to study in a health profession educational program. The goal of this course is to develop part of the essential knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for clinical practice. Techniques in problem solving will be explored by reading and appraising published health sciences literature for its validity (closeness to truth) and usefulness (clinical applicability). The student will have opportunities to read and discuss research studies from scientific literature in order to examine the rationale for the design, methodology, and statistical procedures used by authors. An overview of both quantitative and qualitative methods in research will be provided. The students will be introduced to the application of key basic concepts in clinical epidemiology, clinical study design, and biostatistics. Additional course content will include the steps of identification of possible research topics and understanding how scholarship helps advance a given field of study.

Prerequisites: BIO 470
Restrictions: BSBS program only