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\"\"The goal of the Biomedical and Clinical Research Track is to give dedicated students an early opportunity to participate in research projects, whether they are laboratory, clinical or OMM based. Students participate in one to two monthly meetings that aim to expose the students to the research process. In the first few months of the program the students will identify research opportunities for summer research projects. Ideally and as time permits the students will get accustomed to their research projects during the first two semesters. The main research activities will then be conducted in the established six week summer research program. Participating students will present their work during the second year at the \u201cWestern Student and Resident Medical Research Forum\u201d in Carmel, CA. In their third and fourth year the students of the track are required to choose at least one clinical research rotation as an elective.<\/p>\n

The Biochemical and Clinical Research Track is ideal for students that want to gain significant research experience, whether they have previous undergraduate experience or have identified research as a new-found passion. Opportunities exist in laboratory-based research on campus and in clinical or OMM based research, both off and on campus. Students will be guided to identify a suitable mentor and research project. A journal club allows for practicing presentation and critical reading of the scientific literature. Attendance of research seminars allows the students to gain insights into current topics of active biomedical advances.<\/p>\n

Medicine as it is practiced today has been shaped over the last two centuries by the discoveries of research giants from Koch and Pasteur to Watson and Crick. Significant federal investments into biomedical research continues to make the field of medicine ever evolving. In the next decades exiting developments can be expected in many new areas. Discoveries in human genetics and new technologies such as next generation sequencing and genome editing show promise in the eradication of genetic diseases. Likewise, we are only just starting to appreciate the human microbiome and its connection to health and disease. Significant developments can be expected in these and other areas of active research.<\/p>\n

It is essential for any physician to have access to the ever expanding knowledge base created by biomedical and clinical research. Early immersion into research endeavors by members of the Biomedical and Clinical Research Track aims to equip our students with the knowledge of how to critically read and understand the existing literature and the to dive into the research process. We anticipate that students of the track will become leaders in their respective medical fields by embracing their role as lifelong learners and critical thinkers.<\/p>\n

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Biomedical & Clinical Research Track<\/h3>\n

The Biochemical and Clinical Research Track is ideal for students that want to gain significant research experience, whether they have previous undergraduate experience or have identified research as a new-found passion. Opportunities exist in laboratory-based research on campus and in clinical or OMM based research, both off and on campus. Students will be guided to identify a suitable mentor and research project. A journal club allows for practicing presentation and critical reading of the scientific literature. Attendance of research seminars allows the students to gain insights into current topics of active biomedical advances.<\/p>\n

Students acquire skills necessary to conduct scientific studies and participate in laboratory, clinical or osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) research projects under a mentor of their choice.<\/p>\n

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