Family & Community Medicine
TITLE:
RESEARCH IN FAMILY MEDICINE
Note: This course is by request only. Please email Nancy.Jamison@uc.edu to enroll.
This course will introduce students to practice and community-based research that addresses issues related to health and the delivery of healthcare by primary care. Students will work primarily with a research mentor in Family Medicine; the exact tasks will vary. Students will be assigned to a research mentor by the course director based on student interest and experience, and mentor availability.
PREREQUISITES:
Enrollment in this course is by request. Please email Nancy.Jamison@uc.edu.
Student must register for this elective at least three months prior to the desired rotation date and, once accepted, the student must meet with the elective director at least 30 days prior to the start of the rotation.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
INTERNATIONAL VISITING:
NO
GRADED:
Honors/High Pass/Pass/Fail
STATUS:
Full-Time
OFFERED AS FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME:
NO
ALLOWS OVERLAP:
YES
DIRECTOR:
Saundra Regan, PhD
regansl@ucmail.uc.edu
513-558-1408
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT PERSON:
Nancy Jamison
Nancy.Jamison@uc.edu
513-558-1435
MSB, 4304
SITE(S):
Medical Sciences Building
ROTATIONS:
Rotation |
Dates |
Max |
1 |
05/06/2024 - 05/31/2024 |
0 |
2 |
06/03/2024 - 06/28/2024 |
0 |
3 |
07/01/2024 - 07/26/2024 |
0 |
4 |
07/29/2024 - 08/23/2024 |
0 |
5 |
08/26/2024 - 09/20/2024 |
0 |
6 |
09/23/2024 - 10/18/2024 |
0 |
7 |
10/21/2024 - 11/15/2024 |
0 |
8 |
11/18/2024 - 12/13/2024 |
0 |
9 |
12/16/2024 - 01/10/2025 |
0 |
10 |
01/13/2025 - 02/07/2025 |
1 |
11 |
02/10/2025 - 03/07/2025 |
0 |
12 |
03/10/2025 - 04/04/2025 |
0 |
13 |
04/07/2025 - 05/02/2025 |
0 |
NOTE: If a rotation is offered in both 2 and 4 week slots, the max capacity is limited to the actual spots offered for the 4 weeks. (ie: the 2 week rotations listed share the max of the 4 week rotation)
WORKING HOURS:
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday
REPORT 1ST DAY:
You will receive an email with detailed information prior to the elective.
INSTRUCTION
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT POLICIES:
UCCOM strives to provide medical students with a learning environment that is conducive to their professional growth. All UCCOM and visiting medical students are encouraged to review the Student Handbook.
The Office of Student Affairs and Admissions is available to all UCCOM and visiting medical students to discuss any concerns/questions related to the learning environment. Please call 558-6796 to access faculty/staff that can assist you.
TEACHING:
10% |
Attending Physician |
60% |
Research Faculty |
30% |
Other Faculty |
ASSESSMENT:
ASSESSMENT METHODS:
Multisource Assessment (a formal assessment of performance by supervisors, peers, patients, and coworkers)
Research or Project Assessment
FINAL GRADE:
GRADE ASSIGNED BY:
Course director
OBJECTIVES
Curricular Resources :
A set of article reprints will be given to each student on the first day of the elective. Additional readings as determined by each faculty researcher.
Instructional Methods:
Preceptorship and Research
Knowledge/Skills:
1. Describe various research designs
2. Present a working knowledge of applying these designs to research questions
3. Form hypotheses which can be investigated
4. Demonstrate an understanding of basic statistical methods
5. Come to understand the process of research through “hands on” experience in a clinical or psychosocial research study in Family Medicine
Main Course Topics :
- Research design
-
Health services research
-
Data collection/management
-
Primary care
Procedures:
1. Gather data according to stated research protocols
Remediation Plan:
Remediation plan will be determined on a case by case basis.
SAMPLE WEEK
Monday:
8:00AM |
10:00AM |
Research |
10:00AM |
11:00AM |
Meeting with course director |
11:00AM |
5:00PM |
Research |
Tuesday:
8:00AM |
1:00PM |
Research |
1:00PM |
5:00PM |
Library Research |
Wednesday:
8:00AM |
9:00AM |
Research |
9:00AM |
11:00AM |
Departmental Research, Review Group Meeting with course director |
11:00AM |
5:00PM |
Research |
Thursday:
8:00AM |
5:00PM |
Research Data Collection |
Friday:
8:00AM |
10:00AM |
Research |
10:00AM |
11:00AM |
Research Team Meeting |
11:00AM |
5:00PM |
Research |
SCHEDULE NOTE:
There is a weekly meeting of the Research Division but the time may vary during the year.
ATTENDANCE AND ABSENCE POLICY
Session Attendance for M4 Students
- Students may miss no more than two days of planned excused absences on a four week rotation without being required to make-up the work, at the discretion of the clerkship/elective/course director or his/her designee.
- Non-AI Rotations - Per the Student Duty Hours Policy, an average of one day (24 hours) in every seven must be free of clinical responsibilities (including seminars, clinic, rounds, lectures) averaged over a four week period. These days off are assigned by the clerkship director to best align with the site schedule. Students may request to schedule 1 or more of these 4 days for planned absences that fall under 1 of the categories listed below for excused absences during non-AI rotations, in consultation with the course/elective director, who may or may not approve such planned absences.
- AI Rotations - Per the Student Duty Hours Policy, an average of one day (24 hours) in every seven must be free of clinical responsibilities (including seminars, clinic, rounds, lectures) averaged over a four week period. These days off are assigned by the course director to best align with the site schedule. Students may request to schedule 1 or 2 of these days for planned absences that fall under 1 of the categories listed below for excused absences during AI rotations, in consultation with the course director, who may or may not approve such planned absences. Students must avoid scheduling Step 2 examinations during an Acting Internship.
- Excused Absences - The following will be considered excused absences:
- Diagnostic, preventative, and therapeutic health services (e.g. doctor appointments, physical therapy, counselling, etc).
- Personal illness, accident or a major catastrophic event
- Death or serious illness of immediate family members. Immediate family members, as defined by UC, are Grandparents, Brother, Sister, Brother-in law, Sister-in-law, Daughter-in-law, Son-in-law, Father, Mother, Mother-in-law, Father-in-law, Step-sister, Step-brother, Step-mother, Step-father, Spouse or domestic partner, Child, Grandchild, legal Guardian or other person who stands in place of parent (in Loco Parentis)
- Whenever possible, planned absences should be requested a minimum of six weeks in advance of the start of the clerkship/elective/course in which the absence will occur; this enables the clerkship/course/elective to help plan for educational event scheduling (e.g. a known appointment could be scheduled around with enough notice and the student might not have any required coursework to make up). Absences requested less than 1 week prior to the planned absence may not be considered for a possible excused absence unless extenuating circumstances prevented the student from providing timely notification per the policy. Students should first submit their request for a planned absence to the clerkship/elective/course director using the online MSSF. All planned/excused absences for any reason should be documented on the MSSF.
- The COM abides by the UC Religious Observance Policy that respects the religious diversity of its students by providing opportunities, where possible, for accommodation in cases where conflicts exist between students’ religious beliefs/practices and educational activities. In clinical settings, such accommodations must honor the primacy of a commitment to patient care and avoid unduly burdening faculty, staff and the general student population involved in the affected educational and/or patient care activity.
- The following items are explained in detail in the Medical Student Handbook:
- Excused/unexcused/unplanned absence, religious holidays, jury duty, and make-up work
See Attendance and Absences Policy, Religious Observance Policy, Medical Student Handbook.