TUESDAY: RESEARCH METHODS

1. Architecture of Clinical Research, and Bias in Therapeutic Research
   Benjamin Djulbegovic, MD, PhD
   
   
2. Biostatistics I: Introduction to Biostatistics
   Katheryne Downes, MPH
   
   
3. Biostatistics I and IIA: Hypothesis Testing
   Branko Miladinovic, PhD
   
   
4. Biostatistics IIA: Survival Analysis
   Ren Chen, MD, MPH
   
   
5. Biostatistics IIB: Regression Analysis
   Alfred Mbah, PhD
   
   
6. Biostatistics IIB: Longitudinal Data Analysis;
   Sample Size and Power Analysis
   Ren Chen, MD, MPH
   
   
7. Designing Databases
   Rahul Mhaskar, MD, MPH and Athanasios Tsalatsanis, PhD
   
   
8. Tips to Help Busy Clinicians and Academicians Write Papers
   Alexander Rosemurgy, MD
   
   
   
   THURSDAY: SCIENTIFIC WRITING AND COMMUNICATION
   
   
   
   
9. Writing for Publication
   Jane Carver, PhD
   
   
10. Literature Searches and Library Resources
    John Orriola
    
    
11. Writing in the Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion Format
    Jane Carver, PhD
    
    
12. Developing a Research Protocol
    Sadaf Aslam, MD
    
    
13. Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals
    Jane Carver, PhD
    
    
14. Reporting Guidelines for Research Studies
    Ambug Kumar, MD, MPH
    
    
15. An Overview of USF Intellectual Property and Copyright Issues
    Colin Mailoux, JD
    
    
16. Creating Effective Figures and Tables
    Jane Carver, PhD
    
    
17. Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations
    John Orriola