Research Track Elective

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Department	Interdisciplinary Medicine
Course Number	IDIS 363
Course Title	Research Track Elective
Course Director	Ioannis Koutroulis, MD, PhD, MBA; David Leitenberg, MD, PhD
Length (Weeks)	4
When Offered	All year
Prerequisites	Research track
Availability Notes	Length variable, minimum of four weeks. Participants will have completed Research Track Lecture/Workshop Series and Summer Internship. Students will arrange their own research experiences with a faculty mentor. If student is doing research with a non-GW faculty mentor, this must be approved by IDIS 363 course directors. The Research Elective Request Form (Registration Form 2302-RE) found on the MD Registrar website should be completed by the student and signed in advance of starting this elective.
Contact Name	Dr. Koutroulis; Dr. Leitenberg
Contact Phone
Contact Fax
Contact Email	ikoutroulis@gwu.edu
Other Contacts	Dr. Koutroulis (ikoutroulis@gwu.edu); Dr. Leitenberg (dleit@gwu.edu) See Clinical and Translational Research Directors for more information about the scholarly concentration directors.
Location
Limit	None
Report	N/A
Evaluation	Submission of paper/project; research mentors must provide an evaluation of each student's performance and send to student and registrar (can use Abbreviated Evaluation & Grade Form at the link below).
Description	This elective will serve to further develop the participant’s skills in clinical and/or translational research. Students must participate in a clinical or translational research project for a minimum of 4 weeks (4-6 weeks is highly recommended, with a maximum of 8 weeks). Due to the nature of clinical and translational research, it is expected that activities related to this elective may have begun with previous summer experiences (Gill Fellowship; Health Services Scholarship; other) or project and extend throughout the senior year. Students must identify a research mentor for their project, and the research mentor must submit a course evaluation at the end of the elective time. Students must receive approval of their elective in advance by the track directors. The participant is evaluated on the basis of attendance at all required activities as determined by the mentor, feedback from the mentor, and the preparation of a manuscript suitable for peer review in a scientific journal, and/or presentation of a poster at a local or national meeting. Poster presentations should be distinct from previous submissions as an M2 at research day. Course Learning Objectives: By the end of this course, the student should be able to: Engage in inquiry-based research under the guidance of a mentor. Apply the principles of the scientific method in a guided research project(s). Employ professional communication skills in reporting research results.
Additional Notes	Students will arrange their own research experiences with a faculty mentor. If student is doing research with a non-GW faculty mentor this must be approved by course directors. The Research Elective Request Form (Registration Form 2302-RE) found at "Forms for Students" on the MD Registrar website should be completed by the student and signed in advance of starting this elective. Students should then upload the submitted Research Elective Request Form (Registration Form 2302-RE) to the Clinical and Translational Research (CTR) Blackboard site. Research mentors should provide an evaluation of each student's performance and send to student and registrar; mentors can use the Abbreviated Evaluation & Grade Form (Grade Form 2302-AE) found at "Forms for Faculty & Staff" on the MD Registrar website. For more information about the Clinical and Translational Research track, please see the scholarly concentration website.