Data
Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2025-2026
Course director
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Varjas Tímea
assistant professor,
Department of Public Health Medicine -
Number of hours/semester
lectures: 12 hours
practices: 0 hours
seminars: 0 hours
total of: 12 hours
Subject data
- Code of subject: OAF-KUA-T
- 1 kredit
- General Medicine
- Optional modul
- autumn
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Course headcount limitations
min. 5 – max. 30
Available as Campus course for . Campus-karok: GYTK TTK
Topic
This comprehensive course provides a structured introduction to medical research, guiding participants from fundamental principles to advanced methodologies. It covers essential topics such as research ethics, study designs, systematic literature reviews, and evidence-based medicine. Participants will develop skills in formulating research questions, using medical databases like PubMed and EMBASE, and applying basic statistical concepts.
Lectures
- 1. Introduction to Medical Research: Understanding its importance and ethics - Zand Afshin
- 2. Types of Medical Research: An overview from clinical trials to epidemiological studies - Zand Afshin
- 3. Formulating Research Questions: Identifying gaps in medical literature - Zand Afshin
- 4. Understanding Medical Databases: Using PubMed, EMBASE, etc - Zand Afshin
- 5. Basic Statistics for Medical Research: Key concepts and applications - Zand Afshin
- 6. Study Designs in Medical Research: Observational vs experimental - Zand Afshin
- 7. Evidence-Based Medicine: Principles and practices - Zand Afshin
- 8. Systematic Literature Review: Strategies for conducting and writing a review - Zand Afshin
- 9. Advanced Statistical Methods: Multivariable analysis, regression models, etc - Zand Afshin
- 10. Qualitative Research Methods: Interviews, focus groups, and thematic analysis - Zand Afshin
- 11. Genomics and Bioinformatics: An introduction for medical researchers - Zand Afshin
- 12. Writing Research Protocols: Developing protocols for institutional review - Zand Afshin
Practices
Seminars
Reading material
Obligatory literature
Literature developed by the Department
Presentations
Notes
Recommended literature
Conditions for acceptance of the semester
One assignment at the end of the course
Mid-term exams
It's not required
Making up for missed classes
Not possible
Exam topics/questions
It's not required