PAS 5171 Evidence Based Practice I

In this two-course series, students are taught evidence-based methodologies to evaluate clinical questions related to diagnosis, therapy, harm, and prognosis. This includes how to effectively search the literature, as well as principles of research and statistical analysis for the critical appraisal of published research and for conducting future research or clinical quality improvement projects. Topics include research ethics, study designs, sampling methods, design validity, descriptive and inferential statistics, selecting the appropriate statistical test, and hypothesis testing. During these courses, students initiate a group research project that will be continued in the Graduate Project I, II, and III courses with the identification of a research problem, formulation of a research question, and the drafting of a literature review and study proposal. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the Fall PA Curriculum. (Pass/Fail)

Credits

1

Lab Hours

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Lecture Hours

1

Prerequisite

Successful completion of the Fall PA Curriculum