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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='color:#00007F'>Are you interested in a career in medicine, pharmacy, or health care?</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='color:#00007F'>Curious about how clinical trials work, and how scientists learn which treatments are actually effective?</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='color:red'>With support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, we are pleased to offer an undergraduate course in Evidence-Based Medicine, ECOL 379!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#00007F'>This course focuses on understanding the scientific method through the example of the randomized clinical trial, whose history and applications will be explored in depth.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#00007F'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#00007F'>Students will design their own trials, generally on non-medical topics, and at least one of these trials will be carried out by the class, to get hands-on experience of the scientific method.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#00007F'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#00007F'>The course, with a strong emphasis on real-world scenarios, is perfect not only for pre-health students but for future patients too!</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#00007F'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#00007F'>The class is taught by Dr. Joanna Masel, and meets this fall on Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30pm - 4:45pm. Necessary statistical methods and concepts will be taught in an integrated manner with their practical application to medicine: the prerequisite is MATH 110 or 112 with a grade of C or higher. To register, students may use UAccess. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#00007F'>For more information, please contact Dr. Masel at <a href="mailto:masel@u.arizona.edu">masel@u.arizona.edu</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>