Medical Research: Clinical Trials Resulting in Medical Discoveries
Every vaccine, drug, and treatment used in medicine is the result of evidence-based research. For a cancer therapy to succeed, medical researchers have to ask a question. You will be tasked with developing your own study using professional methods. For any high schooler thinking about a future in STEM, medical research, pharmaceuticals or medical school, this course is for you.
How You Will Benefit
- You will comprehend the key elements of medical research.
- You will be able to define and discuss evidence-based medicine (EBM).
- You will understand the ethics and integrity essential to clinical research.
- You will gain insights into basic biostatistics and epidemiology and their role in medical research.
- You will learn how clinical trials drive innovations in healthcare.
- You will 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.
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