STUDENT ELECTIVES
MED 545-R Research in Internal Medicine
Pre-requisite: Credit in Medicine 541, Only UH medical students will be accepted for this elective
Duration: 4 weeks minimum - 12 weeks maximum (may be discontinuous by prior arrangement)
Number of Students: not pre-determined
Location(s): By prior arrangement with mentor
Program Director or Coordinator: Laurie Tam, M.D.
II. Objectives
a. To develop or continue student research experience and expertise.
b. Categories of research which will qualify may include: basic science research, clinical research, literature research project such as meta-analysis, research in medical education, health services and medical anthropology. The research must be in Internal Medicine.
III. Method
a. The student must be in academic good standing.
b. The student must have completed and earned credit for MED 541 before the beginning of Unit 7.
c. The student must complete and submit the Student Application form.
d. The student must submit a proposal that is acceptable to the Department of Medicine Research Committee. The proposal should include title, hypothesis, background information, proposed methods, and expected outcome (e.g., completion of IRB proposal, completion of research, presentation at a regional or national meeting, submission to a nationally recognized journal).
e. The student must complete the tutorial, Human Participant Protections Education for Research Teams, at: hjV://cme.nci.nih and submit a copy of the completion certificate.
f. The student must identify a research mentor and submit the Research Mentor Application form. Research mentors must have a faculty appointment with the University of Hawaii and must be actively involved in research. The Department of Medicine Research Committee has review authority on the qualification of research mentors.
g. Credit will be given for full-time research for 4 to 12 weeks (one week credit is equivalent to approximately 40 hours of research work). It is possible that some of the research work may be conducted during other periods of the student’s medical education, however, only the actual Unit 7 time devoted to research will be given credit.
h. Final approval for this elective will be determined by the Department of Medicine (Chair, Research Committee, Unit 7 Medicine Coordinator and Student Education Committee).
IV. Evaluation
1. All students will be expected to complete and return the elective evaluation form to the Department of Medicine.
2. Mentors will be asked to complete an evaluation of effort, productivity and work product.
V. Non-University of Hawaii medical students may be accepted by special arrangement.
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