ICMR offers online certification course on health research Fundamentals

The National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE) of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is offering a free online course on 'Health Research Fundamentals'.

NIE-ICMR e-Certificate - Courses

NIeCer 101: Health Research Fundamentals, is a basic level course in health research methods. It will explain fundamental concepts in epidemiology and bio-statistics related to research methods. This course will provide an overview of steps and principles for designing bio-medical and health research studies among human participants.

Eligibility Criteria

Any current or potential health researchers including students, clinical/ public health/ laboratory researchers, physicians,research associates, allied health professionals, scientists, statisticians, ethics committee members and project managers,Undergraduate Medical/Dental/AYUSH students, graduate in any other discipline.

COURSE DURATION

20 hours in 8 weeks

LEARNING MODE

• Video lectures


• Presentation slides


• MCQ quizes


• Readings

Exam fee : Rs 1000

Last Date for registration- 23/01/2017.

COURSE LAYOUT

Week 1: Conceptualizing a research study
Introduction to health research – Dr. Sanjay Mehendale
Formulating the research hypothesis and objectives – Dr. P Manickam
Literature review – Dr. P Ganeshkumar

Week 2: Epidemiological considerations in designing a research study (1/2)
Measures of disease frequency – Dr. R Ramakrishnan
Descriptive study designs – Dr. Prabhdeep Kaur
Analytical study designs – Dr. Manoj Murhekar

Week 3: Epidemiological considerations in designing a research study (2/2)
Experimental study designs: Clinical trials - Dr. Sanjay Mehendale
Validity of epidemiological studies – Dr. Tarun Bhatnagar
Qualitative research methods: An overview – Dr. Tarun Bhatnagar

Admission now open for January 2017 session.

For registration click here for registration

https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_hs14/preview