Suggested readings
Completion requirements
Chapter 2: Conceiving the Research Question and Developing the Study Plan. Designing Clinical Research. Steven R. Cummings and Alka M. Kanaya
This chapter of the DCR textbook provides an overview of how to develop a research question and study plan, and is heavily referenced in the lecture.
PICO guide: https://guides.ucsf.edu/c.php?g=126216&p=825824
A UCSF Library guide to PICO: Population/Problem/Patient, Intervention/Exposure, Comparison group, Outcome. PICO is introduced in the lecture and this guide will help you get practice performing your own PICO to develop a research question.
Performing a literature review:
https://ucsflibrary.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360039643653A resource guide on how to conduct a literature review.