e-Certificate in Health Research Fundamentals

Overview

• Course duration is 20 hours in 8 weeks.
• The first in this series, Health Research Fundamentals, is a basic level course in health research methods. It will explain the fundamental concepts in epidemiology and bio-statistics related to research methods. This course will provide an overview of steps and principles for designing bio-medical and health research studies among human participants. We expect this course to be useful for individuals interested in pursuing health research in the roles of study investigators, clinical/public health researchers (physicians, counselors, research associates, social scientists, nurses, pharmacists, technicians, data and quality managers etc.), scientists, ethics committee members and project managers.
• The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres. The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).

Eligibility

• Undergraduate Medical/Dental/AYUSH students, graduate in any other discipline.
• Any current or potential health researchers including students, clinical/ public health/ laboratory researchers, physicians,research associates, allied health professionals, scientists, statisticians, ethics committee members and project managers, and freshly recruited Scientists B/C/D of ICMR network of institutes including Headquarters.

Minimum Education