MEDFL5030E – Introductory course to the medical PhD program, INTRO II

Course content

Intro II is mandatory in the second semester of the Medical Student Research Programme at the Faculty of Medicine.

The course is part of the implementation of the Norwegian Qualifications Framework in the Faculty’s PhD education. The overall objective is to give participants relevant practical skills such as scientific medical writing, writing for the public and media, as well as presentation skills, including poster presentations. The concept of innovation will also be a topic in this course.

As a participant, the candidate will be given an introduction to the various topics, combined with discussions and practical exercises. The course aims to motivate and help participants communicate their research in a professional and relevant way to different target groups, using various communication channels, both written and oral.

The mid-term evaluation?is a mandatory part of Intro II. See information here:?The mid-term evaluation

Learning outcome

After the introductory course participants should:

  • Know about key elements in writing scientific articles related to their research
  • Understand common features and differences between writing scientific articles and popular scientific articles
  • Know how to approach the media with information about their research
  • Be able to make good scientific posters and hold poster presentations
  • Be able to lecture about their research to different target groups, using different visual devices
  • Have knowledge about commercial innovation and non-patent innovation.

Admission to the course

This course is reserved for students at the Medical Student Research Programme at the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Dentistry, UiO.

Students apply to this course in StudentWeb.

Students will receive a reply to the course application in StudentWeb?at the latest one week after the application deadline.

Overlapping courses

Teaching

Intro II includes:

1.?The Intro II course which includes lectures and exercises, with elements of group work. Participants will also have the opportunity to discuss examples connected to their research with each other.

Participation in at least 80% of the teaching is required to be allowed to take the exam. Attendance at lectures will be registered.

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