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Module Title
Research Taster
School
Institute of Clinical Sciences
Department
Birmingham Medical School
Module Code
01 26412
Module Lead
David Morley
Level
Certificate Level
Credits
0
Semester
Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions
None
Exclusions
Description
The College of Medical and Dental Sciences is very research active. Medical students should develop an understanding of the nature of the research undertaken. During the research taster students select from a menu offered to their M group a research topic they would like to know more about.
The students then spend some time (approx. 2 hours) with an active researcher in that field, who discusses their research with them, allows them to view experiments being undertaken, (if appropriate) and provides the students with a paper authored by the research group to appraise.
Later on the students and the researcher meet again. The students will discuss their appraisal of the paper with the researcher, and can ask questions about any areas they did not understand.
Students are expected to produce a summary of the article which explains it in a way accessible to an educated person, who is not informed in this field.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the component students should:
be able to describe the work of a research group in the College of Medical and Dental Sciences
be able to understand the day to day working life of a researcher
have developed their ability to appraise academic papers
Have improved their ability to describe complicated issues to a lay audience
Have a better understanding of the role of research in improving healthcare
Have a better appreciation of how as doctors they may be able to contribute to medical research