University of Michigan
Translating Research to Communities
University of Michigan

Translating Research to Communities

This course is part of Translational Science Specialization

Taught in English

Vicki Ellingrod

Instructor: Vicki Ellingrod

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Course

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

Beginner level
No prior experience required
7 hours (approximately)
Flexible schedule
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What you'll learn

  • Understand concepts of population health research and the ethical use of data science to drive advances in human health.

  • Understand the importance of involving communities in research.

  • Explore models of community inclusion in conducting research and in sharing research findings, including contemporary public health examples.

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5 quizzes

Course

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

Beginner level
No prior experience required
7 hours (approximately)
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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There are 3 modules in this course

Welcome to the course Translating Research to Communities. The process of moving evidence-based clinical discoveries into widespread health practice is a critical part of the translational research spectrum. This week you will learn how to 1) define the concept of a learning health system, and 2) define community engaged research including how the terms 'community' and 'stakeholder' are defined.

What's included

1 video9 readings2 quizzes

Welcome to Week 2 of the course Translating Research to Communities. This week you will learn to 1) discuss the importance of the involvement of communities in research, 2) describe examples of research into practice (implementation science), and 3) identify common research techniques used in community engaged translational research.

What's included

3 videos6 readings2 quizzes

Welcome to Week 3 of the course Translating Research to Communities. This week you will 1) discuss the role of the federal government in supporting and regulating community engaged translational research, and 2) discuss the role of culture on research/ pragmatic clinical studies.

What's included

5 readings1 quiz1 discussion prompt

Instructor

Vicki Ellingrod
University of Michigan
5 Courses2,351 learners

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