Principles and Methods of Medical Research

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2025-2026

Course director

  • 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
Prerequisites:

-

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

Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars