Introduction to Clinical Care Research

Course Description

This course, meeting three hours daily over a four-week summer session, teaches students how to formulate a clinical research hypothesis and to develop it into a clinical research project. Students acquire an understanding of basic and advanced principles of study design and issues in conducting biomedical research involving human subjects.

Basic Enrollment Requirements: Unofficial Transcript - Bachelor's. You will be contacted after registration for required evidence of immunization.

Pre-requisite: Students must be physicians and other professional health care practitioners.

Instructor Approval: Required; Please email the instructor of this course to request permission to enroll. We typically recommend including a resume, your educational history, and 2-3 sentences as to why you are interested in taking the course. You may register for this course before receiving approval, but your enrollment will not be confirmed until approval is received. Please contact us at Courses@tufts.edu if you have not heard back from your instructor.

Refund Policy: The refund policy for Courses at Tufts offerings is dependent on the course length. Please refer to the section details to confirm any exceptions to the standard refund policy. The refund policies are viewable here: https://universitycollege.tufts.edu/policies#Refunds 

Remission Eligible: Yes; first day of term; all university policies apply.