1. Clinical Research as your MSRP The Nuts and Bolts
Saleem Islam

2. Objectives Brief understanding of clinical research
Spectrum of clinical research
Your goals
Choosing an achievable project
Available tools

3. What is Clinical Research
Is it important?
What is clinical research?
The research spectrum
Systematic review or Meta analysis of RCT
Prospective RCT
Prospective cohort study
Database analysis
Case control study
Survey based studies
Retrospective series
Case series
Case reports

4. MSRP Clinical project Goals
Understand the genesis of clinical research
Developing a project from a clinical question
Read the existing literature (don’t want to repeat something!)
(but nothing is really new!)
Designing the data collection tool
Data collection
Data analysis
Understanding the analysis
Creation of an abstract
Presentation and publication

5. Achievable Project You have 8-10 weeks Likely will need existing data
Retrospective reviews – with or without controls
Case Series
How many patients??
Need to plan out the research with your mentor regarding time management
Your goal is to complete the project – define that

6. Tools Your mentor Epic – the EHR REDCap – Brush up on stats
Brush up on stats
Medical writing

7. Summary What is clinical research and its spectrum Your goals
Achieve a project!
Tools