MW6125 Research Design, Evaluation and Application in MCH Systems 1
This integrated series of courses introduces students to the principles and methods of both quantitative and qualitative research designs and coordinates with Professional Focus A and B courses. Students learn to analyze the quality of available literature on maternal-infant care processes and health outcomes with a particular focus on the social and political context of data collection and research. They use clinical and health systems research results and epidemiological data to evaluate and promote improvement of health care delivery, considering the social determinants of health, for childbearing people and infants. Students also examine the principles and challenges of the ethics of human subjects research (including CITI training). This first course in the series focuses on research design, epidemiological data, basic biostatistics and an introduction to bioethics.
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