Pharmacy Residency Research Certificate Program

The Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy offers a research certificate program for residents. The program consists of live sessions aimed at improving residents’ ability to conduct, disseminate and interpret research. Material for each session is covered via lectures and incorporated activities, including audience response questions and worksheets. Readings corresponding to each session were also made available. Sessions are facilitated by a MUSC College of Pharmacy faculty member with experience in conducting and disseminating research as well as teaching the topics covered by the certificate program. Certificates are awarded to residents meeting the attendance requirements and passing an assessment at the end of the program.

Topics Covered in the Resident Research Certificate Program

• Database Management
• Data Description and Measurement
• Evaluating Statistical Results
• Statistical Test Selection
• Reporting Research Findings
• Concepts in Epidemiology
• Basics of Statistical Software
• Medical Writing
• How to Prepare Abstracts/Manuscripts
• Journal Submission and Peer Review Process
• Hierarchy of Evidence/ Study Design
• Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
• Evaluating Real-world Data
• Confounding/ Matching/ Regression