RE 502 - Integrative Medical Research I: Research Literacy

Credit(s): 1

The first of our two-course series in Integrative Medical Research provides foundational skills in research literacy for the Chinese medicine practitioner by introducing the basic research skills required to conduct a literature review, the evidence hierarchy, evidence-based medicine (EBM), key issues in acupuncture research, the academic peer review process, and the nine competencies of research literacy. Through lecture, reading, and in-class exercises, students will learn to formulate searchable questions, efficiently locate evidence, recognize various evidence types, and evaluate the reliability, quality, and clinical relevance of this evidence.