Rehabilitation Medicine Research

Catalog Description:  PM&R is an underrepresented field in terms of academic contribution to clinical research.

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Required session attendance:

Typical weekly schedule/Delivery Mode:  8:00am-5:00pm M-F

Direct patient care:  No

Consent Requirement: Arranged. Please contact the course coordinator via email for permission to schedule this course.

 Course Objectives:  By the end of this rotation the student will be able to:

• Complete a basic literature review of the rehabilitation literature.
• Develop a research question and work in conjunction with clinical staff to answer that question using research methods.
• Discuss the basics of study design.

Graded Components:

• Complete a basic scholarly activity project as the culmination of the elective
• Assessment of the student by faculty/attending

Grading Scale:  H/E/S/N