Georgetown Pre-College Online Program: Medical Research

If you are a high school student thinking about a future in STEM, medical research, pharmaceuticals, or medical school, this course is for you. Evidence-based research is behind every vaccine, drug, and treatment used in medicine. In this course, you will learn the process researchers use to formulate, conduct, and evaluate the evidence they gather. You will be tasked with developing your own study using professional methods.

In this course, you will:

• comprehend the key elements of medical research.
• be able to define and discuss evidence-based medicine (EBM).
• understand the ethics and integrity essential to clinical research.
• gain insights into basic biostatistics and epidemiology, and their role in medical research.
• learn how clinical trials drive innovations in healthcare.
• be able to assess if medical research is a field you might like to study in college and beyond. 

Learning Advantages

• Final Capstone Project: The course culminates with a special Capstone Project where you will create a video presentation showing the components of the scientific method for clinical trials. You will:
  • Use 2-3 research papers of your choosing around topics such as cancer research, prevention, screening, diagnosis, therapy, survivorship/quality of life.
  • Demonstrate what you’ve learned in this course.

• Mentoring: You’ll receive guidance from a mentor who can support you and answer questions as you deepen your learning experience. You can expect:
  • Encouragement and direction on all assignments.
  • Inspiration, motivation, and confidence to help you succeed.
  • Brainstorming and ideation help as you prepare for your Final Capstone Project.

• Flexible Learning: 100% online learning that works with your schedule. Tune into engaging video lessons anytime that works for you.

We offer need-based scholarships for participating students who exhibit high potential and an inability to pay the full tuition.