Unit Code: MED812
Unit Name: Implementation of Research Project Proposal
Description: This course aims to produce a graduate competent at critically appraising their clinical setting, asking questions about the improvement of systems and processes, and appraising available information in a systematic manner to arrive at Evidence-based decisions and solutions.
Final proposals shall be submitted to the College Health Research Ethics Committee (CHREC) for technical and ethical review and approval before the studies are given clearance for implementation. Following approval from CHREC, it is the student\'s responsibility to also obtain ethics approval of the same proposal from the Ministry of Health and Medical Services Research Ethics Committee, and also site approval from the relevant Hospital Medical Superintendent for use of the applicable hospital data. Both students and their supervisor(s) are advised to agree to a mutually acceptable mechanism of research supervision and research progress tracking. This progress is monitored at the discipline level by research coordinators and at the program level by the course convener or MED812. There is no continuous assessment until the final year of the MMED program (year 3) or at the end of the research presentation and submission of the write-up, whichever comes first. It is strongly recommended that students use their 2nd year of the MMED programme to make sure that all the appropriate approvals are received possible for well-organised students to complete the research project in the 3rd year of the MMED program. In cases where the research project may be delayed, the student can apply for an extension of not more than 1 year to allow completion of the research component of the program. Applications for deferral or extension should be made in writing via the supervisory discipline to the postgraduate advisory committee and academic office, with a copy to the course convenor.
This course is an annualized course spread over two semesters with the following course content:
FIRST SEMESTER
1. Data Collection
2. Data Entry
3. Data Collation and Validation
4. Data Analysis Plan
5. Data Analysis
6. Draft Data Analysis Report
7. Finalize Data Analysis Report
SECOND SEMESTER
1. Thesis Write-up
2. Final Review
3. Submission to external and internal examiners
4. Supervisor and Convenor Mock Presentation
5. Final Review and Revision
6. Draft Manuscript for publication
7. Defence of thesis (Oral and Viva) to external and internal examiners
At the completion of this course, you are required to submit a thesis of no less than 5,000 words and would normally not exceed 10,000 words, excluding tables, reference lists, annexes, and other adjunct material.
Learning Target Outcomes:
Prerequisite: MED 811/ANA820 & ANA830 or DMT820 & DMT830 or EMD820 & EMD830 or FMD820 & FMD830 or IMD820 & IMD830 or OBG820 & OBG830 or OPH820 & OPH830 or PDT820 & PDT830 or PSY820 & PSY830 or SGR820 & SGR830.
Prerequisite Sentence: Full approval of the research proposal by the CMNHS College Health Research Ethics Committee (CHREC), MoHMS Ethics Committee, and site approval by the relevant hospital medical superintendent.
Credit Point: 60
Offered In: Semester 1,2