MED-2001 | UiT

Type of course

The course is for exchange students from partner universities or UiT medical students spending the 7th semester abroad.

The course is available in both the spring and autumn semester.

Admission requirements

The students must have completed three years of medical school at UiT or a partner university.

Course content

Unsystematic review of literature.

The student has a research question that he/she would like to solve through literature search. Through the course the students learn basic methods for assessment of literature by phrasing a specific research question within a disease entity, find relevant MESH terms for disease, intervention(s) and outcome(s). The student do the search in collaboration with a supervisor.

The students report the search activity, what was done, what was found, and summarize the findings in a thesis. The thesis should contain a relevant introduction, including a clear aim of the work (research question), followed by a method section that describes in a transparent way the search strategy/terms used/titles selected/abstract red/publication red and included, results (what was found), discuss the results across studies with implications for future research/clinical practice/change in guidelines, and complete a reference list. Note that the thesis must follow the accepted rules for citations of publications.

The student is responsible for finding a supervisor at UiT.

VITKOM may assist in finding the relevant staff member.

Objectives of the course

To learn the process of problem solving through searches in literature databases by search terms (MESH) and evaluate/summarize appropriate publications in a scientific framework (GRADE).

Language of instruction and examination

English or Norwegian

Teaching methods

Lecture(s), internet-based course(s) and supervision.

Supervision by a qualified person in the research staff at IMB, IKM or ISM.

A contract of supervision in addition to a one page project outline including the aim, approach and timeframe must be approved in advance by the supervisor.

Assessment

Submitted thesis.

Grade type: pass/fail

The deadline for approval of project outline is:

- February 1 for spring projects

- September 15 for autumn projects

The deadline for submssion of thesis is:

- May 1 for spring projects

- November 15 for autumn projects

Should the exam not be passed, or not taken due to illness documented by a physician, there will be an opportunity to take a continuation exam the next semester.

spring 2019 MED-2001 Project thesis in medicine - 10 ECTS