Course Syllabus
Table of Contents
Course Dates:
This course runs twice per year in the winter and fall. For details on the next iteration of this course, please visit the overview page.
Course Website
When registered for the course, you will be provided a personalized username and password that allows you to sign-in.
Course Director:
Ole–Petter Hamnvik, MB, ChB | Assistant Professor, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Course Topics
This course includes the following topics and was designed to be taken at your own pace.
Unit 1: Introduction to C/T Research
2 weeks
Unit 2: T1-T2 Research Fundamentals
3 weeks
Unit 3: T2-T3 Research Study Design & Data Analysis
3 weeks
Unit 4: T2-T3 Research Regulatory Considerations
3 weeks
Unit 5: T3-T4 Research Fundamentals
3 weeks
Unit 6: C/T Research Toolkit
3 weeks
Course Conclusion
1 week
Participant Expectations
The course is designated for a maximum of 18.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. 4.25 of these credits meet the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine’s for risk management study.
A full course schedule has been included above. Participants may work through the course at their own pace, but must meet all course deadlines in order to remain eligible for a certificate of completion and/or CME credit certificate.
Completing the Course
Each participant is eligible for a certificate of completion upon viewing all course lecture videos and completing course assignments.
CME Credit: The Harvard Catalyst Education Program is accredited by the Massachusetts Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Harvard Catalyst Education Program designates this enduring material for a maximum of 18.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™, 4.25 of these credits meet the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine’s for risk management study.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. In order to receive CME credits, participants must complete the course in its entirety by the designated timelines listed below in the course schedule. Completion of the course includes the following:
- Watching all videos for the course
- Completing all corresponding lecture quizzes and surveys
- Participating in group discussions
- Completing the pre– and post–course surveys
Eligible participants may request certificates of completion and/or CME credit certificates through the end of the course evaluation survey, which is available as part of the course conclusion via the course website.