Students opting for two afternoons per week will take two electives. If a student wishes to use elective time for research, then for each elective slot used for research add one afternoon of research per week. Students will be required to write up a half page scientific abstract early April. A student working alone will give a 10 minute talk and have 5 minutes for questions. Two students working together will get 15 minutes to talk and five minutes for questions.
Students can use flip charts, overheads or slides for the presentation.
It is the responsibility of the mentor to help the student prepare the presentation and to provide the required materials. To broaden the perspective of students by demonstrating that biomedical knowledge extends beyond the content of formal courses. To broaden the definition of research to include clinical trials, epidemologic investigation and behavioral studies, as well as basic research. To provide students with an appreciation of representative laboratory techniques and the methods used in modern biomedical investigation. To give students the opportunity to make observations and assess the validity of their findings, applying the scientific method in realistic problem solving and data evaluation.