Location

Please check the individual session for location or broadcast availability.  

Frequency

Monthly

Series Director

Malvika Juneja, MD

Series Co-Director

Jacqueline Hirth, PhD, MPH

Target Audience and Needs

Primary care physicians actively seek to improve patient care by building competencies to apply evidence-based research, evaluate the strength of recommendations, and conduct initiatives to improve the quality of clinical practices. The series aims to target research literacy among primary care physicians and provide them with skills to engage in research and scholarship. Overall, the series seeks to improve treatment quality and outcomes while building scholarship and collaboration.

Educational Methods

Educational methods will include lectures and literature review.

Objectives

At the conclusion of the sessions, the participants should be able to:

• Develop the skills to present scientific information effectively in visual and oral formats.
• Outline the steps to conduct quality improvement research in a clinical environment.
• Distinguish between different kinds of research and scientific methodologies.
• Review the Institutional Review Board process at Baylor College of Medicine.
• Formulate robust clinical questions and develop pathways to study and publish inquiries.

Evaluation

Participants may be asked to complete a session evaluation.

Accreditation/Credit Designation

Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baylor College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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