Course Details and Preparation

Dates and Location

This course is offered two times per year. The next session will take place:

• May 7-11, 2012

Preliminary Outline

Day 1

Lectures: Principles of Biostatistics and Study Design

Workshops: Proof of Concept Studies, Methods for Clinical Trials Designed to Impact the Clinical Practice of Medicine

Day 2

Lectures: Ethics of Human Investigation, Regulatory Knowledge (Drugs, Devices, Biologics)

Workshops: Practical examples of Research Ethics

Day 3

Lectures: Behavioral/Social Science Research, Qualitative Methods, Community-Based Participatory Research, Cost Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness

Workshops: Design, Analysis, and Interpretation of Epidemiologic Studies and Health Care Delivery Research

Day 4

Lectures: Additional "research toolbox" skills (e.g., genetics, imaging, informatics, database research, etc.)

Day 5

Lectures and Interactive Presentations: Communication arts, including audience interaction with the Bok Center Players, delivering oral scientific presentations, writing a scientific paper

Informational Lecture: Navigating the research resources in the extended Harvard community and next steps in a career in clinical investigation.

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Course Preparation

To maximize learning for a course as intensive as ICI, additional preparation beyond in-class time is required. Your application to this course is taken as an implicit agreement that you do have the time and are willing to do your part to ensure the success of the course for everyone.
 
Preparation for the five-day course will include readings for each didactic lecture, as well as group reports on the workshops scheduled throughout the week. Your first priority is to spend time preparing for the workshops (five-seven hours for the week), since participants will be assigned to online discussion groups, with each group being called upon in class to offer its ideas. Lecture readings will take approximately 2 hours per day to complete. As your days will be busy during the course, you should finish most of the assignments before the course begins. Readings and workshop materials, along with online discussion group listings, will be electronically posted approximately two weeks prior to the course, giving you ample time to prepare.

Previous Course Schedules

• June 2010
• October 2010
• May 2011
• October 2011

Course Completion

Upon completion, participants will receive 1) a certificate of course participation, and 2) CME credit (if applicable).

Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Harvard Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 35 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.