This course is intended to equip the graduate trainee with knowledge and skills in the conduct and analysis of research studies, and in evidence synthesis as applied to healthcare.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course, the graduate should be able to:-
Apply basic principles and practice of epidemiology and research methodology as applied to science and healthcare;
Apply the statistical methods used in analysis of clinical and population-based studies;
Critically appraise published reports and papers in the field of healthcare in order to generate credible evidence in healthcare;
Conceptualize and develop a research proposal through to submission for approval by an Institutional Review Committee;
Undertake clinical or population-based research to identify and address problems in the use of medicines and in the provision of healthcare, or to establish the efficacy and effectiveness of interventions in health; and,
Develop and coordinate a system for surveillance of drug effects in human populations.
