MPAS 621 Evidence-Based Medicine
MPAS 621 Evidence-Based Medicine is an epidemiology, biostatistics, research, and public health six-credit-hour course for the promotion of knowledge, understanding, and application of development and framing of research questions, interpretation of basic biostatistical methods, education on the limits of medical research, instruction on data sampling methods, and the use of common databases to access medical literature. This course defines and applies the role of the PA in disease prevention, surveillance, reporting and intervention, public-health systems, patient advocacy, and maintenance of population health. Students will be introduced to concepts of scientific and professional writing and communication. This course directly supports the program's mission to develop graduates who practice competent patient-centered primary care with a focus on underserved populations. The course will be delivered in a hybrid format using synchronous and asynchronous instruction.
Offered
Spring II