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Table 1 MPH-Research Ethics Courses and Creditsa

From: Public health and research ethics education: the experience of developing a new cadre of bioethicists at a Ugandan institution

MPH-RE Course Structure

Year 1

 

Year 2

Semester 1

Semester 2

Recess

Semester 1

Semester 2

Coursework

Coursework

Coursework

Coursework

 

Epidemiology (4)

Biostatistics (4)

Research Methods & Survey Design (4)

Health Promotion and Community Involvement in Health (4)

Health Policy Planning and Management (4)

Infectious Disease Control (4)

Maternal, Child Health and Nutrition (4)

Environmental and occupational Health (4)

Foundation of Research Ethics (3)

Research Proposal Development and Presentation (5)

Responsible Conduct of Research (3)

Regulation of Research and Policy (3)

Critical reasoning in Research Ethics (3)

Program Monitoring, Evaluation and Quality Improvement (4)

Fundamentals of Clinical Trials (3)

Public Health Research Ethics (3)

Practicum and Externships (3)

- REC and UNCST placements

- Community engagement

Skills for Teaching Research Ethics (3)

Grant writing (3)

Research

Independent mentored research

project in research ethics

- Research seminar (5)

Dissertation Development and Defense (5)

  1. aCredit units in parentheses, 1 credit = 15 contact hours (1 hour lecture = 1 contact hour, 2 hours practical/tutorial = 1 contact hour); REC Research Ethics Committee, UNCST Uganda National Council for Science and Technology