Scientific Writing, Peer Review & Presentations

Course Description

Students focus on principals of scientific review and grant peer review. This involves critiquing manuscripts and reviewing research grants for mock study section meetings. Students are encouraged and given an opportunity to present their scientific writings and oral presentations for critique on an ongoing basis.

Students should be trained in the medical sciences (e.g., MD, DO, DDS, DVM, PharmD), have advanced biomedical or clinical degrees, be enrolled in an advanced biomedical or clinical degree program, or have substantial biomedical or clinical research experience. 

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.