Course Content
Module 1: Foundations of Research and Thesis Development
Upon completion of this module, residents will be able to: • Understand the thesis requirements and academic standards in basic and paraclinical sciences. • Identify feasible research topics aligned with departmental resources and expertise. • Formulate clear, testable research questions using established frameworks.
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Research Methodology and Biostatistics for Postgraduate Residents in Basic Sciences and Paraclinical Sciences

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

  1. Apply the four core biomedical ethics principles — Autonomy, Beneficence, Non-maleficence, and Justice — to research scenarios
  2. Describe ethical requirements for research involving human participants, biological samples, and genetic data
  3. Explain the key components of valid informed consent and identify common ethical violations
  4. Apply the 3Rs framework (Replacement, Reduction, Refinement) to animal research ethics
  5. Identify ethical issues related to data privacy, confidentiality, data ownership, and conflict of interest

Content:

  • Core ethical principles: Autonomy, Beneficence, Non-maleficence, Justice
  • Ethics in research involving: Human participants, Human tissues and biological samples, and Genetic and molecular data
  • Informed consent: Components, and Common ethical violations
  • Animal research ethics: 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction, Refinement)
  • Data privacy, confidentiality, and data ownership
  • Conflict of interest in academic research