BIOL 494: Emergency Medicine Research Associates Program (EMRAP) 2 to

Course Description

Full Course Title: Emergency Medicine Research Associates Program (EMRAP) at St.
Mary Mercy hospital. This course provides a unique research experience through a
partnership with the University of Michigan-Dearborn Biology Discipline in the NSCI
Department. Enrolled students will assist in ongoing clinical research programs,
will learn the basic principles behind clinical research design, hypothesis testing,
results interpretation, including discussions of issues involving human subjects in
research, informed consent, and health information privacy. Students will gain
knowledge in the aforementioned areas through lecture and through clinical shift work,
including clinical provider shadowing, participant enrollment, and data collection for
several ongoing trials. This course runs for a full academic year (3 credits Fall and
2 credits Winter). (F,W, YR) Registration is by permission of instructor only. (F, W, YR).