| Selectives Type:
Medical Humanities |
Selective
Title
Research in Vascular Surgery (BSHS Credit) |
Course Number
MEHU 4425 |
| Prerequisites:
Successful completion of all Year 3 requirements |
Responsible Faculty Director:
Mitchell Cox, MD
Other Faculty:
Michael B. Silva Jr., MD |
Contact
Information
mwcox@utmb.edu; mbsilva@utmb.edu |
Periods
Offered
1
excluding holiday period 8 |
Maximum
Enrollment
1 |
| Learning Objectives |
1. Create, plan, and implement a research project relevant to vascular surgery
2. Produce a manuscript with the goal of publishing in a peer-reviewed journal
3. Learn and perform the basics of endovascular surgery |
| Describe the qualifications
background and career goals or interests of students who would benefit
from the course: |
| Any student interested in research or endovascular surgery |
| Description of course
activities |
| The course will be a combination of clinical time to gain practical experience learning endovascular surgery and dedicated time to analyze collected data and produce a written product |
| Proposed time
requirement (%) for the student activities per 40-hour week: |
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Activity |
Percent of Activity |
| Faculty
contact time |
80 |
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Self-directed study |
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| Data
collection/analysis |
20 |
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Other
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Method of student evaluation
Check all that apply - complete appropriate section(s) only:
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1. Grading |
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| A. |
Please specify your grading criteria for outstanding performance: |
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A student that produces a written product (e.g. poster, manuscript etc.) and demonstrates adequate understanding of endovascular surgery for training level will pass |
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2. Written Assignment (Homework,
projects, notes, papers, abstracts, etc.) |
|
A. |
Frequency of written assignment(s) |
|
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1 manuscript |
| B. |
Type of written assignment |
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Seminars or tutorials culminating in a research
paper. |
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Basic science research plus documented written
report. |
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Humanities, social sciences, biostatistical or
epidemiological research culminating in a scholarly paper or written
report. |
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Clinically-based written reports focusing on a basic
science or humanities problem. |
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Journal club written reports |
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Grant proposals |
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Literature review |
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Oral presentation plus written report. |
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Other modality with a self-directed, scholarly
research component culminating in a written report. |
| C. |
Format of written assignment |
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Formal scientific paper |
| D. |
Method of content selection (student-selected,
assigned, relate to cases, etc.) |
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Student selected |
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3. Oral Presentation |
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A. |
Frequency / duration of presentation(s)? |
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N/A |
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B. |
Type and format of presentation |
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N/A |
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D. |
Assessment - Who assesses the student's
presentation performance? |
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Self-assessment
Peer
assessment
Faculty
assessment |
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E. |
Method of content selection |
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Student-selected
topic
Assigned
topic |
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4. Professionalism |
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What expectations do you have for the
student to demonstrate participation in the elective (e.g. small group
activities, seminars, thoughtful questions, providing resources, journal
club, resident lecture attendance)?
The instructor will discuss principles of appropriate attribution and
the referencing of literature with the student. The student is expected
to understand and to adhere to the principle that all presented work
must be solely the student’s own. |
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The written manuscript should follow correct citation etiquette |
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5. Other Modes of Evaluation |
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Please explain below. |
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The manuscript should follow the same format as a scientific paper. It should consist of an introduction, methods/materials, results, and discussion/conclusion. The introduction should provide background information on the topic and what the paper aims to accomplish. The methods and materials section should outline how the research project was executed. This includes how data was collected, how it was analyzed and what resources were used in the process. The results section should include the raw data collected. The discussion/conclusion section should include an analysis of the data and the implications of that analysis.
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