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Elective Title: 93ZI820 — LGBTQ+ HEALTHCARE RESEARCH
Description:
This research elective is dedicated to exploring healthcare interventions, healthcare practices, and community-based efforts directly or indirectly impacting LGBTQ+ patients and/or providers. More specifically learners in collaboration with the course director will develop a research question and methods that can be tailored to meet the individual learner's objectives. Projects will be determined with a viable outcome such as conference presentation or article for publication. There will be one-on-one interaction with faculty throughout the elective.
Elective Details:
Primary Contact for Add/Drops: Matthew Holley (maholley@iu.edu)
Director: Matthew Holley, Ph.D.
Campus: Indianapolis
Location: IUSM- Indianapolis (Online)
Learning Objectives
- By the end of this elective, a learner will be able to:
- 1) Describe the impact of enhanced sensitivity to LGBTQ+ patient populations, resulting in more compassionate, efficient healthcare delivery (P1)
- 2) Describe the impact of increased knowledge of public health issues/concerns in LGBTQ+ patient populations, resulting in more compassionate, efficient healthcare delivery (P1)
- 3) Describe the impact of how their particular research interest results in more compassionate, efficient healthcare delivery (PBLI2)
- 4) Explore the literature and research methods investigators use (including research ethics and the Institutional Review Board) (PBLI1, MK5)
- 5) Articulate the theoretical models that those engaged in LGBTQ+ research use to develop their hypothesis and interventions (PBLI1)
- 6) Demonstrate an understanding of evidence-based medicine through collaborating with those in healthcare and related areas (ICS1)
Assessment
- Research Evaluation Form; (Formative assessment methods will include weekly progress reports (1 per week) and periodic discussions with faculty (at least 2 per monthly elective). Summative assessment methods may include, but are not limited to, the development of a conference proposal submission, annotated bibliography, literature review, and/or manuscript proposal.)
Enrollment Information
Prerequisites: 3rd or 4th year status
Availability with Max Students per Month:
| Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Duty Hours: 40
Time Distribution: 100% Library/Research
Elective Type Category: AS - Advanced Science Research
Notes and Enrollment Information:
Add/Drop Contact Person: Matthew Holley (maholley@iu.edu)
Third Year Elective? Yes
Interprofessional Skills and Service Learning
Interprofessional Collaborative Skills: None
Service Learning Included: None