Overview
Description
This course provides an overview of the scientific basis for clinical medicine. Emphasis is placed on applying epidemiological principles to clinical practice and supporting evidence-based decision-making. Throughout the course, students will learn to critically evaluate the medical literature and apply these skills to real-world clinical situations and public health scenarios.
Requirements
Prerequisites
PBH 473
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): PBH 473
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Terms
fall, spring
Core
CO13
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- critically evaluate clinical research studies and effectively communicate their appraisals to peers.
- connect epidemiology to real-world clinical problems and understand the applications of clinical epidemiology in societal context.
- integrate and synthesize core knowledge while developing critical thinking skills to analyze open-ended clinical problems and other complex issues in medicine.