Students have the opportunity to obtain hands-on experience in clinical or basic projects. They gain skills with research instrumentation, human and animal studies, experimental design, data evaluation and scientific writing. Students electing longer periods may be allowed to define independent clinical or basic research projects leading to publication and presentation of data at scientific meetings. Students interested in this rotation either participate in ongoing research or define an independent project. Areas of study include exercise metabolism, mechanisms of insulin resistance, regulation of energy balance, regulation of protein turnover.
Students participate in ongoing research and clinical seminars.
The faculty preceptor evaluates the student's performance periodically throughout the rotation via regular and frequent personal contact. Return to the top of this page.