MD ID 6001 (2026/2027)

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Course: MD ID 6001 - Research & Innovation

Description: Course Description

Research & Innovation: How to be an Excellent and Communicative Scientist is an elective course designed to support students participating in funded summer research programs, though it is also open to other medical or graduate students. This Research & Innovation: How to be an Excellent and Communicative Scientist elective provides an opportunity to explore the fundamentals of research and scientific communication, inspiring future physicians and clinician-scientists to discover how patient care, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases can be improved through biomedical research.

Class session topics will include the responsible and ethical conduct of research, the joys and challenges of medical research, becoming an effective mentee, the appropriate application of biostatistics, and designing models or summary images to communicate research findings. By participating in this course, students will be better equipped to identify, plan, develop, and evaluate community health interventions, particularly in rural and underserved areas.

Throughout the course, students will receive guidance and mentorship from course directors, coordinators, and Md-PhD Students, ensuring a robust learning experience that fosters foundational, experiential, and interdisciplinary growth in varied cultural, geographic, and socioeconomic settings. This experience will be highly valued in your development as healthcare professionals.

Summer Course Participation
Participation in the required 1-credit summer elective, MD 6001 - Research & Innovation, is a condition of receiving RUUTE funding. This course includes mandatory attendance at an 8-week workshop series. Please see the workshop dates below:
Week 1 - June 23 | In-Person | 2:00-3:40 PM
Week 2 - June 30 | In-Person | 2:00-3:40 PM
Week 3 - July 14 | In-Person | 2:00-3:40 PM
Week 4 - July 28 | Virtual | 2:00-3:40 PM
Week 5 - August 4 | Virtual | 2:00-3:40 PM
Week 6 - August 11 | Virtual | 2:00-3:40 PM
Week 7 - August 18 | Virtual | 2:00-3:40 PM
Week 8 - August 25 | In-Person | 2:00-3:40 PM
All virtual workshops require students to have their cameras on and to actively participate throughout the session. Active participation includes engaging in discussions, responding to prompts, and contributing to workshop activities.

Contact Information
Sarah Franklin, PhD - Sarah.Franklin@utah.edu
Esther Nuebel, PhD - Esther.Nuebel@biochem.utah.edu
Kacey Madsen, MAEd - Kacey.Madsen@hsc.utah.edu

Department: Medicine, Interdepartmental

Credit Range: 1 - 9

Academic Year: 2026/2027

Permission Required: Yes

School Years: MSIMSIIMSIIIMSIV

Course Classifications: ELECTIVERESEARCHCONCURRENT

Coordinator(s): Madsen,KACEY (CC) | kacey.madsen@hsc.utah.eduNuebel,Esther (CC) | esther.nuebel@biochem.utah.eduWILKINSON,EMILY (CC) | u6058474@utah.edu

Directors(s): Franklin,Sarah (DD) | sarah.franklin@utah.edu

Possible Grade(s): Fail (F)Pass (P)

Prerequisites: None

Add Policy: Department permission required prior to registration.

Drop Policy: Course may be dropped from schedule 15 days after the course has started.

Syllabus: No syllabus.

Available Sections

	Title	Tags	Year	Start/End	C	S	W
	MD ID 6001 - Research & Innovation	ELECTIVERESEARCHCONCURRENT	2026/2027	06/22/2026 - 09/04/2026	9	100	0