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2024-2025 M3/M4 Course Syllabi

Medical Education

COURSE NUMBER:

28 03 62

TITLE:

BASIC & CLIN RESEARCH FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS
Student may work on basic, clinical, or translational research projects during the elective under the direction of faculty who meet the following mentor criteria: 1) University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (UCCOM)/ Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC)/ Medical Student Summer Research Program (MSSRP) physicians or PhD with faculty appointment; will also consider outside mentor with exceptional credentials 2) Multiple publications 3) History of working with trainees on scholarly projects 4) Maintain sufficient external grant funding, if needed to support the research needs of the trainee 5) Provide grant funding history 6) Approved by the course director It is the student’s responsibility to find a preceptor/mentor who meets the above criteria; create a research project; and determine a schedule. All details and communication must be initiated by the student. If the appropriate planning does not occur prior to the start of the rotation, the student could receive a grade of withdrawal (W). Mentor and student should have a well-defined research plan PRIOR to the start of the elective. The course director review and approval of the research plan is required for course enrollment.

PREREQUISITES:

The student may enroll in the course tentatively after which they must email the following, (no later than 60 days out from rotation start date), to the course director and administrative support person - mentor's name/email and mentor's NIH Biosketch (preferred) or CV. The research project plan, (to include porject proposal, timeline for 4-week period, and confirmation of completed Research 101 modules), must then be emailed to the course director and administrative support person at least 30 days, but preferably 60 days, prior to first day of elective. Course director will review research plan and approve final enrollment.

Mentor NIH Biosketch (preferred) or CV
Research project plan, including brief background, aims/outcomes, research methods, and list of Research 101 modules completed to prepare proposal (Prerequisite #4).
Research timeline by week for achieving project milestones and delineated schedule for the project justifying 160 hours of effort (40 hours/week x4 weeks).
The project plan should include the list of Research 101 modules the student completed to prepare their proposal and complete their project. Student may complete these modules during a prior M1 summer experience or prior to Course Enrollment. Student must complete a minimum of 7 Research 101 modules, inclduing Modules 1-4, plus three elective modules relevant to the student's research plan. The completed modules should be listed on the submitted Research Plan document (Prerequisite #2). Students developing a new research project would most likely benefit from completing Modules 5-7 and 9-10. Students preparing a manuscript would most likely benefit from completing Modules 7-10. If a student has questions regarding which modules are most appropriate for their project, they are encouraged to contact the course director. A complete list of Research 101 Modules is available under Curricular Resources for this elective.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

COURSE YEAR:

CREDIT HOURS:

CREDIT WEEKS:

DOMESTIC VISITING:

INTERNATIONAL VISITING:

GRADED:

Honors/High Pass/Pass/Fail

COURSE QUALIFICATIONS:

STATUS:

Full-Time
OFFERED AS FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME: NO
ALLOWS OVERLAP: NO

COURSE LENGTH:

This will be a 4 week research elective during M4 requiring 40 hours per week.

DIRECTOR:

Amy Thompson, MD
thompay@ucmail.uc.edu
513-558-7651
MSB, 4410

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT PERSON:

Diana Mullenix
mullendc@ucmail.uc.edu
513-558-5395
CARE, E870

SITE(S):

Lab/office of research mentor

MAX ENROLL:

ROTATIONS:

Rotation	Dates	Max
1	05/06/2024 - 05/31/2024	99
2	06/03/2024 - 06/28/2024	99
3	07/01/2024 - 07/26/2024	99
4	07/29/2024 - 08/23/2024	99
5	08/26/2024 - 09/20/2024	99
6	09/23/2024 - 10/18/2024	99
7	10/21/2024 - 11/15/2024	99
8	11/18/2024 - 12/13/2024	99
9	12/16/2024 - 01/10/2025	99
10	01/13/2025 - 02/07/2025	99
11	02/10/2025 - 03/07/2025	99
12	03/10/2025 - 04/04/2025	99
13	04/07/2025 - 05/02/2025	99

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:

Determined by student/mentor. Should be 40 hours/week.

REPORT 1^ST DAY:

Student should contact mentor.

INSTRUCTION

LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

Conference
Online Research 101 Training Modules (if not already completed during M1 summer research experience)
Research

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:

100%	Research Faculty

FEEDBACK:

Research mentor

ASSESSMENT:

The faculty research mentor will assess the student's achieved goals and review research products generated by the student during the elective. Narrative comments will be provided and a Pass/Fail grade awarded as appropriate.

ASSESSMENT METHODS:
Other: Describe other methods not listed above:
Research or Project Assessment

FINAL GRADE:

GRADE ASSIGNED BY: Course director

OBJECTIVES

Curricular Resources :

Research 101: Online Learning Modules by Dr. Jason Blackard

Getting Started with Research 101
Introduction to Research
Aligning Expectations
Identifying a Research Mentor and Research Project
Introduction to Human Subjects Research and Protections
Submitting an Institutional Review Board (IRB) Protocol at UC
Conducting a Literature Search
Effective Writing for Publication
Transparency, Rigor, and Reproducibility in Research
Study Design and Data Analysis Basics
Presenting Your Summer Research
Evaluating the Literature and Presenting a Journal Club
Race and Racism in Research and Medicine
NIH Grant Basics

Instructional Methods:

Mentored research lab training
Techniques of data collection and management
Techniques for data analysis
Principles of manuscript development

Knowledge/Skills:

To provide short term opportunities for students to have research experiences in basic, clinical, translational and improvement science.

Main Course Topics :

Translational Research
Basic Research
Improvement Science
Data Analysis
Manuscript Development

Procedures:

N/A

Remediation Plan:

Given the individualized nature of this elective, remediation plans will be made in consultation with the Research Faculty. All students requiring remediation will complete a 1-page reflection of their project work, to be reviewed and signed by their research mentor.

SAMPLE WEEK

SCHEDULE NOTE:

Student is expected to participate in the research project for a minimum of 40 hours per week. Daily schedule and evening/weekend hours are project-dependent, at the discretion of the research mentor.

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.