Course Syllabus
Table of Contents
Course Dates:
This course runs once a year in the 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 Directors:
Niteesh Choudhry, MD, PhD | Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Joshua P. Metlay, MD, PhD | Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Course Topics
This course includes the following topics and was designed to be taken at your own pace.
Course Introduction
2 weeks
Unit 1: Origins of Implementation Research
2 weeks
Unit 2: Formulating Research Questions for Implementation Research
3 weeks
Unit 3: Study Design & Measurement
2 weeks
Unit 4: Doing Research in the Real World
1 week
Course Conclusion
1 week
Participant Expectations
The course is designated for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, 3 of these credits meet the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine’s for risk management study. These credits are earned through completing course activities; including watching all lecture videos and completing pre- and post-course surveys over the duration of this twelve-week course.
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 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. 3.00 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 surveys
- Completing all course assignments (group discussions and individual submissions)
- 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.