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Advanced Research Methodology Evaluation and Design (ARMED)

SAEM is proud to bring you the best research course for junior faculty taught by leading experts in academic emergency medicine. The purpose of this course is to arm participants with the fundamental knowledge and skills to design a high quality research project and grant proposal to jumpstart their research career. The course is targeted to assist junior faculty within five years of graduation, fellows, and senior residents who are interested in pursuing a career in research.

2018-2019 Class is currently full.

Please contact Melissa McMillian to be placed on the waiting list. Applications for 2019-2020 will open in Spring 2019.

Course Information

ARMED will cover everything you need to know to start a research project. Topics may include:

Introduction to Research and Development of the Research Question
Study designs
Retrospective chart reviews
Case Control and Cohort studies
Randomized controlled trials
Survey research
Systematic Reviews and meta-analysis
Clinical Decision Rules
Secondary (Big) Data
Introduction to statistics analysis

Descriptive and basic statistical tests
IRBs
Grant Writing
Resources
Career Development
Publication
Research Ethics
Database Resources
Data Management
Mentorship

Tuition

$950 with travel and lodging paid by the participant. Tuition is not due until your application is accepted and you are invited to join the 2019 class.

Application

Each class of participants will have 10-30 members. Interested candidates must submit an application form by the deadline to be considered for the course.

Schedule

September 2018 - May 2019

Participants are strongly encouraged to attend the online lectures when they occur. However, recordings of the online lectures will be available following the event. The live workshops will not be recorded.

July 31, 2018	Applications Due
August 15, 2018	Course Participants Selected
September 13, 2018 2:00 pm (Eastern)	Kickoff Meeting	Online
September 27, 2018 2:00 pm (Eastern)	Design & Statistics: Part 1 Inferential Statistics for the Medical Researcher Dr. Christopher E. McCoy, University of California, Irvine	Online Lecture
September 30, 2018 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (Pacific)	Live Workshop at ACEP18 San Diego, CA	Live Workshop
October 30, 2018 2:00 pm (Eastern)	Design & Statistics: Part 2 Sample Size Juliana Tolles, MD, MHS Harbor-UCLA, and William J. Meurer, MD, MS University of Michigan	Online Lecture
November 28, 2018 2:00 pm (Eastern)	Design & Statistics: Part 3 Reviews, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: Aren't They the Same, but Different? Roland C. Merchant, MD, MPH, ScD Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School	Online Lecture
Date: TBD (Dec. 2018)	Design & Statistics: Part 4	Online Lecture
Date: TBD (Jan. 2019)	Design & Statistics: Part 5	Online Lecture
Date: TBD (Feb. 2019)	Design & Statistics: Part 6	Online Lecture
February 14-15, 2019	Live Workshop at SAEM Headquarters Des Plaines, IL	Live Workshop
May 14, 2019	Grant Writing Workshop at SAEM19 Las Vegas, NV	Live Workshop

Faculty

Faculty is comprised of experienced researchers in academic emergency medicine, including:

Esther Choo, MD, MPH, Oregon Health & Science University
Wendy Coates, MD, Harbor-UCLA
D. Mark Courtney, MD, Northwestern University
Deborah Diercks, MD, MSc, UT Southwestern
James Dziura, MPH, PhD, Yale University
Jason Haukoos, MD, MSc, Denver Health Medical Center
Brian Hiestand, MD, Wake Forest Baptist Health
Amy Kaji, MD, PhD, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Gloria Kuhn, DO, PhD, Wayne State University
Phillip D. Levy, MD, MPH, FACEP, FAHA, FACC, Wayne State University
N. Clay Mann, PhD, MS, MBA, University of Utah
William Meurer, MD, University of Michigan
Craig Newgard, MD, MPH, Oregon Health & Sciences University
David Schriger, MD, UCLA
Julianna Tolles, MD, MHS, Harbor-UCLA
Robert Welch, MD, MS, Wayne State University

Contact

Please contact Melissa McMillian with questions at 847-257-7233.

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