The Research Rx curriculum was developed in response to strong input from both students and faculty that this type of research training would be highly valuable to medical students not enrolled in the PC-PM program, as well as undergraduate PLME students. The primary objectives of this summer research intensive training, led by co-I Dr. Garbern and biostatistician Dr. Joshua Ray Tanzer, are to:
Increase the value of HEIDS program for students and mentors in providing dedicated and tailored research education and capacity building support;
Ensure students in the HEIDS program are knowledgeable and thoughtful consumers of research related to infectious disease; and
Increase productivity of HEIDS students through publications, abstracts, and posters.
The structure of the summer training includes a pre-course self-assessment, six asynchronous online modules completed prior to workshops, and bi-weekly live virtual workshops. Content is tailored to support the needs of different types of learners with varying levels of research experience. Individual mentorship as well as peer/group mentorship is also provided to address common challenges and increase exposure to a variety of projects. Course topics include: mentor-mentee relationships, research question formulation, data visualizations, hypothesis testing, data (drawing conclusions, alignment between research question and analysis, bias in data, results interpretation), research design, statistical analysis, and research dissemination.