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Off-Campus Clerkship |
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(3 - 18 units) |
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Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer |
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| Instructor(s):Staff |
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Clinical Clerkship: 8 hours
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Clerkships in clinical epidemiology in off-campus settings. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 140.07 |
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Preventive Medicine & Public Health |
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(6 - 12 units) |
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Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer |
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| Instructor(s):G. Rutherford Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year medical student standing. |
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A practice experience in preventive medicine and public health. Students will be placed in public health agencies. Activities include disease control, surveillance, environmental health, etc. according to students' interests. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 140.08 |
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Clerkship in Human and Veterinary Diease Ecology |
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(6 units) |
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Winter, Summer |
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| Instructor(s):G. Rutherford Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year standing; EPIDEMIOL 140.02 or 140.07 or similar prior experience in public health practice. |
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| Restrictions:Must show proof of current pre-exposure rabies vaccination and/or recent protective titer.
Activities:
Conference: 4 hours, Field Work: 8 hours, Clinical Clerkship: 28 hours
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Full-time course in infectious disease ecology based in the Veterinary Public Health and Vector-borne Diseases Sections of the California Department of Health Services. One medical student and one UCD veterinary student will conduct outbreak and field investigations, help to develop public health policy statements and review surveillance data regarding zoonotic and vector-borne diseases of public health significance in California. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 150.03 |
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Designing Clinical Research For Residents And Students |
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(2 units) |
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Fall, Summer |
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| Instructor(s):P. Chin-Hong Prerequisite(s): None. |
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| Restrictions:Must be a student in Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, or a Resident at UCSF. This course is sponsored by the Training in Clinical Research (TICR) program and has special fees attached.
Activities:
Project: 2 hours
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This course guides residents and students through the essential components for writing a clinical research protocol, developed around their own clinical research question. Students attend lectures and small group seminars as well as a peer review session in the last week of the course. The course will cover research questions, hypotheses, specific aims, study types, sample size estimation, power calculations, and data analysis. (ATCR PROG) |
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| 180.08 |
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Violence-Causes, Effects, Solutions |
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(1 - 2 units) |
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Fall |
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| Instructor(s):T. Hall |
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Seminar: 1 hours, Conference: 1 hours
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Introduction to violence causes, consequences and solutions. Emphasis on health professional's role in the clinic and community. Special consideraton of domestic and sexual violence, child abuse, guns, gangs, media, drugs and alcohol, and the justice system. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 198 |
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Supervised Study |
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(1 - 5 units) |
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Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer |
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| Instructor(s):Staff Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor |
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Library: 3 - 15 hours
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Library research and directed reading under supervision of a member of the faculty. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 201 |
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Responsible Conduct of Research |
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(0.5 units) |
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Summer |
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| Instructor(s):B. Lo |
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| Restrictions:This is a postgraduate course designed for UCSF fellows and faculty and has special fees attached. This course is a requirement for the Advanced Training in Clinical Research (ATCR) Certificate Program and the Master's Degree Program in Clinical Research.
Activities:
Lecture: 1 hours
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Instruction in identifying and resolving common ethical dilemmas that arise in clinical research, how research is regulated, and misconduct in research. This course meets the NIH requirement for training in research ethics. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 202 |
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Designing Clinical Research |
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(2 units) |
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Summer |
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| Instructor(s):T. Newman Prerequisite(s): Possession of MD, PhD, DDS or PharmD degree or permission of course director. |
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| Restrictions:This is a postgraduate course designed for UCSF fellows and faculty and has special fees attached. This course is a requirement for the Advanced Training in Clinical Research (ATCR) Certificate Program & the Master's Degree Program in Clinical Research degree program.
Activities:
Lecture: 2 hours
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A workshop for students to design their own protocol for carrying out a clinical research project. Specific topics are: the research question, study designs, study subjects, measurements, sample size, ethical considerations, presets, data management, quality control, and proposal writing. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 203 |
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Epidemiologic Methods |
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(3 units) |
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Fall |
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| Instructor(s):J. Martin Prerequisite(s): Possession of MD, PhD, DDS or PharmD degree or permission of course director and Epidemiology 180.04. |
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| Restrictions:This course is part of the Advanced Training in Clinical Research (ATCR) Certificate Program and the Master's Degree Program in Clinical Research. Space permitting this course is open to a limited number of other students but has special fees attached.
Activities:
Lecture: 3 hours
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Instruction in clinical research design; aspects of measurement reproducibility and validity; measures of disease occurrence, disease association and attributable risk; the different mechanisms of bias in clinical research (selection, measurement and confounding) and a conceptual approach to multivariate analysis. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 204 |
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Clinical Epidemiology |
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(3 units) |
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Fall |
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| Instructor(s):T. Newman Prerequisite(s): Epidemiology 180.04. |
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| Restrictions:This is a postgraduate course designed for UCSF fellows and faculty and has special fees attached. The course is part of the currriculum for the MCR degree and ATCR certificate programs. Fellows and faculty not enrolled in the MCR or ATRC may take this course with permission of the instructor.
Activities:
Lecture: 3 hours
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Instruction in the characterization and design of measurements commonly used in clinical medicine, including diagnostic tests, screening tests and prognostic tests. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 205 |
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Clinical Trials |
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(1.5 units) |
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Winter |
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| Instructor(s):D. Grady Prerequisite(s): Possession of MD, PhD, DDs or PharmD degree or permission of course director and Epidemiology 180.04. |
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| Restrictions:This course is part of the Advanced Training in Clinical Research (ATCR) Certificate Program and the Master's Degree Program in Clinical Research. Space permitting, the course is open to a limited number of other individuals but has special fees attached.
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Instruction in experimental design options in clinical research; methods of randomization; blinding; interventions and controls; measuring outcomes and adverse effects; follow-up, compliance and post-randomization problems; ethical issues; and working with pharmaceutical companies. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 206 |
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Medical Informatics |
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(1 units) |
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Winter |
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| Instructor(s):I. Sim Prerequisite(s): Epidemiology 180.04. |
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| Restrictions:This is a postgraduate course designed for UCSF fellows and faculty and has special fees attached. This ourse is part of the curriculum for theMCR degree and ATCR certificate programs. Fellows and faculty not enrolled in the MRC or ATCR may take this course with permission of the instructor.
Activities:
Lecture: 1 hours
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Instruction in health information systems; design of research databases; computational reasoning; computer security; and role of information technologies in clinical research. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 207 |
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Epidemiologic Methods II |
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(3.0 units) |
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Winter |
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| Instructor(s):L. Zablotska, J. Witte Prerequisite(s): TICR course Epi 203 Epidemiological Methods I
TICR course Epi 202 Designing Clinical Research OR by consent of the Instructor |
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| Restrictions:None
Activities:
Lecture: 30 hours
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This course is designed to provide doctoral students in Epidemiology with advanced training in the theory and practice of epidemiology. It focuses on integrating study design methods with advanced statistical analyses. The lectures focus on practical and theoretical considerations of the observational study designs. The small group discussion meetings will cover more advanced analytic techniques, including regression model building and diagnostics. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 210 |
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Epidemiology of Aging |
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(2.0 units) |
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Winter |
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| Instructor(s):M. Haan |
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| Restrictions:This course is appropriate for any graduate student, fellow or post doc in a health or social sciences discipline who is interested in the topic.
Activities:
Lecture: 15 hours, Seminar: 10 hours
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This course will provide an overview of issues and methods for the study of the epidemiology of aging with a focus on common chronic diseases in older populations. Students will learn how epidemiologic methods can be applied to aging populations with emphasis on translational applications. Researchers in a topic will present their work. A combination of lectures and seminar formats will be used. Students will complete a 25 page paper, present in class and lead a discussion. (E&TS PROG) |
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| 211 |
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Clinical Performance and Health Outcomes Measurement |
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(1.5 units) |
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Spring |
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| Instructor(s):A. Auerbach Prerequisite(s): Epi 180.04, Biostat 208, or equivalent background in multivariable modeling (after permission from Course Director) and possession of a MD, Ph D, DDS or Pharm D or equivalent. |
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| Restrictions:Individuals not enrolled in the ATCR Certificate Program or Master's Degree in Clinical Research may take this coure, space permitting, only with the prior permission of the instructor. Auditting is not permitted.
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Instruction in types of outcomes research questions that can be addressed with large administrative and clinical databases; gaining access to these databases; determining validity of information; addressing potential confounding through risk adjustment; propensity scores, and instrumental variable analysis; and applying techniques to analyze multi-level clustered data. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 212 |
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Publishing Medical Research |
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(1 units) |
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Spring |
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| Instructor(s):J. Martin Prerequisite(s): EPIDEMIOL 202. Exceptions may be made with the consent of the course director, space permitting. |
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| Restrictions:Course restricted to students in the Advanced Training in Clinical Research Certificate and MAS degree programs. Auditing is not permitted.
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This course will provide instruction in preparing manuscripts for publication in the medical literature including how to prepare title and abstract; introduction and methods; results and discussion. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 213 |
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Decision & Economic Analysis |
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(2 units) |
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Winter, Spring |
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| Instructor(s):J. Kahn Prerequisite(s): Possession of MD, PhD, DDS or PharmD degree or permission of course director and Epidemiology 180.04. |
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| Restrictions:This course is part of the Advanced Training in Clinical Research (ATCR) Certificate Program and the Master's Degree Program in Clinical Research. Space permitting, the course is open to a limited number of other individuals but has special fees attached.
Activities:
Lecture: 2 hours
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This course builds from basic portrayal of decision problems, to more inclusive and sophisticated methods. Section activities parallel the lectures; assignments include both programmed exercises on current topics and development of student's own decision analysis and cost effectiveness analysis. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 214 |
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Systematic Reviews |
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(1 units) |
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Spring |
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| Instructor(s):S. Bent Prerequisite(s): Possession of MD, PhD, DDS or PharmD degree or permission of course director and Epidemiology 180.04. |
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| Restrictions:This course is part of the Advanced Training in Clinical Research (ATCR) Certificate Program and the Master's Degree Program in Clinical Research. Space permitting, the course is open to a limited number of other individuals but has special fees attached.
Activities:
Lecture: 1 hours
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Instruction in systematic detection and summarization of primary research studies. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 217 |
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Molecular & Genetics Epidemiology I |
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(2.0 units) |
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Winter |
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| Instructor(s):J. Witte Prerequisite(s): Epi 180.04 & possession of MD, PhD, DDS or PharmD or equivalent degree. Exceptions to these prerequisites may be made with the consent of the course director, space permitting. |
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| Restrictions:This course is open to a limited number of individuals outside of the ATCR and Master's in Clinical Research programs. Preference is given to UCSF-affiliated personnel. Auditing is not permitted.
Activities:
Lecture: 20 hours
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This course introduces the concepts, principles, & use of molecular and genetic methods in epidemiologic and clinical research. Students will develop a framework for interpreting, assessing & incorporating such measures in their area of research. In particular, students will learn about: common molecular measures available; including such measures into clinical research; and interactions between genes & other exposures. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 218 |
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Data Management for Clinical Research |
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(1 units) |
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Summer |
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| Instructor(s):M. Kohn Prerequisite(s): Possession of MD, PhD, DDS or PharmD degree or permission of course director and Epidemiology 180.04. |
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| Restrictions:This course is part of the Advanced Training in Clinical Research (ATCR) Certificate Program and the Master's Degree Program in Clinical Research. Space permitting, the course is open to a limited number of other individuals but has special fees attached.
Activities:
Lecture: 1 hours
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Instruction in choosing the appropriate data management system, design of research data bases, options in data entry, form and report generation, computer security, and budgeting for data management personnel and equipment. (ATCR PROG) |
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| 220 |
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Master's Seminar I |
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(1 units) |
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Fall, Winter, Spring |
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| Instructor(s):K. Bibbins-Domingo Prerequisite(s): Possession of MD, PhD, DDS or PharmD degree or permission of course director and Epidemiology 180.04. |
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| Restrictions:This course is restricted to those enrolled in the Master's degree program in Clinical Research.
Activities:
Seminar: 1 hours
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These seminars provide a forum for presenting scholar's projects and for evaluating controversies in clinical research. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 221 |
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Master's Seminar II |
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(1 units) |
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Fall, Winter, Spring |
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| Instructor(s):J. Martin, E. Vittinghoff, J. Witte Prerequisite(s): Possession of MD, PhD, DDS or PharmD degree or permission of course director and Epidemiology 180.04, 220. |
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| Restrictions:This course is restricted to those enrolled in the Master's degree program in Clinical Research.
Activities:
Seminar: 1 hours
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These seminars provide a forum for presenting scholar's projects, and for evaluating controversies in clinical research. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 222 |
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Health Disparities Research Methods |
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(1.5 units) |
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Spring |
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| Instructor(s):E. Perez-Stable Prerequisite(s): EPIDEMIOL 202. Exceptions may be made with the consent of the Course Director, space permitting. |
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| Restrictions:Individuals not enrolled the Advanced Training in Clinical Research (ATCR) Certificate Program or the Master's Degree Program in Clinical Research may take this course, space permitting, special fees apply. Auditing is not permitted.
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Instruction in the meaning of race, ethnicity, social class and culture, how these constructs affect clinical research in addressing health disparities by race/ethnicity; methods for adapting self-reported health related measures and research methods for use with diverse ethnic groups; how to use qualitative methods in developing and pre-testing quantitative survey instruments; and how to approach research with diverse communties using the model of community-based participatory research. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 227 |
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Building an Academic Career |
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(0.5 units) |
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Summer |
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| Instructor(s):M. Whooley, S. Hulley |
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| Restrictions:This is a postgraduate course designed for UCSF fellows and faculty and has special fees attachdd. This course a requirement for the Master in Clinical Research (MCR) degree program.
Activities:
Lecture: 1 hours
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Trainees learn about choosing a mentor, time management, generating finished projects, getting grants and getting a job; about how UCSF administration works, and about sources of clinical ressearch funding including industry and foundations in addition to NIH and other government agencies. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 230 |
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ATCR Seminar |
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(1 units) |
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Fall, Winter, Spring |
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| Instructor(s):M. Pletcher Prerequisite(s): Possession of MD, PhD, DDS or PharmD degree or permission of course director and Epidemiology 180.04. |
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| Restrictions:Restricted to students in the Advanced Training in Clinical Research (ATCR) Certificate Program.
Activities:
Seminar: 1 hours
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Trainees enrolled in the ATCR program present and critique each others' clinical research projects on an on-going basis throughout the year. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 240 |
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Qualitative Research Methods |
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(1.5 units) |
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Winter |
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| Instructor(s):D. Dohan Prerequisite(s): Epi 202. Exceptions may be made with the consent of the Course Director, space permitting. |
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| Restrictions:Individuals not enrolled in the ATCR Certificate Program or Master's degree in Clinical Research may take this course, space permitting, only with the prior permission of the instructor. Auditing is not permitted.
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This course introduces qualitative research methods in clinical research, including interviewing, ethnographic fieldwork, and the analysis of audio-and video-recorded interaction. Reliability and validity of qualitative research findings will be addressed. Qualitative analysis will be discussed as both an interpretive and a scientific enterprise. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 244 |
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Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology |
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(1 - 3 units) |
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Winter |
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| Instructor(s):E. Froelicher Prerequisite(s): Most suitable for doctoral students in all four schools and postdoctoral students and research fellows as well as for visiting scientists. |
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| Restrictions:No restrictions.
Activities:
Lecture: 1 hours, Seminar: 1 - 2 hours
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This course provides selected state of the art topics in cardiovascular disease, highlighting the epidemiological challenges and opportunities for additional progress in this field. This course is cross listed with Nursing - N240.17 (EPID & BIO) |
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| 245 |
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Translating Evidence Into Practice |
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(2 units) |
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Spring |
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| Instructor(s):R. Gonzales, A. Auerbach Prerequisite(s): EPIDEMIOL 202. Exceptions may be made with the consent of the course director, space permitting. |
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| Restrictions:Individuals not enrolled in the ATCR or Master''s in Clinical Research degree program may take this course, space permitting. Special fees apply. Auditing is not permitted.
Activities:
Seminar: 3 hours
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This course will provide a foundation for students to develop and implement evidence-informed interventions to accelerate the translation of evidence into practice, and will guide the student in developing a research protocol for their intervention of interest. Each session will consist of 45-60 minutes of didactic material, followed by 2-3 brief case studies presented by UCSF and Kaiser faculty of their own research. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 246 |
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Health Care Implementation Strategies: Individual-centered |
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(2 units) |
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| Instructor(s):M. Handley, M. Handley Prerequisite(s): EPIDEMIOL 202. Exceptions may be made with the consent of the course director, space permitting. |
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| Restrictions:Intended for students in the MAS or ATCR programs. Space permitting, individuals not enrolled in MAS/ATCR may take this course. Special fees apply. Auditing is not permitted.
Activities:
Lecture: 2 hours
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This course will focus on developing interventions for individual health behavior change and will include behavior change strategies at the individual, interpersonal and system/community level. Goals are to enable students to develop practical frameworks to integrate principles of behavior change theory, evidence for effective tools, and practical implementation strategies into the design of health interventions. (E&TS PROG) |
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| 247 |
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System-centered implementation and dissemination strategies |
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(1.5 units) |
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Winter |
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| Instructor(s):L. Schmidt, J. Kahn Prerequisite(s): Epidemiology 202. Exceptions may be made with the consent of the course director, space permitting. |
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| Restrictions:Intended for students enrolled in ATCR or MAS programs. Space permitting, individuals not in ATCR or MAS may take this course. Special fees apply. Auditing is not permitted.
Activities:
Lecture: 1 hours
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This course surveys translational tools at the health care system level to promote the adoption of evidence-based medicine by the public and providers through mechanisms that influence health care delivery systems. Strategies for change are presented in the context of sociological theories of organizational behavior and policy implementation. Focus is on translational tools that can be used by stakeholders outside health care organizations to promote adoption of innovations within organizations. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 248 |
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Translating Practice Into Evidence: Community Engaged Rsrc |
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(1 units) |
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Spring |
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| Instructor(s):K. Grumbach, M. Handley Prerequisite(s): Epi 202. Exceptions to this prerequisite may be made with the consent of the Course Director, space permitting. |
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| Restrictions:Intended for students in the MAS or ATCR programs. Space permitting, individuals not enrolled in MAS/ATCR may take this course. Special fees apply. Auditing is not permitted.
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This course will teach the principles and applied methods of community engaged research, including defining the community and partnership models for identifying relevant research questions, developing and implementing study designs, interpreting and disseminating findings, and scaling up studies for translational implementation research. Partnership models will include working with community clinicians, community-based organizations, and health systems and public health agencies. (EPID & BIO) |
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| 249 |
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Translating Evidence Into Policy |
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| Instructor(s):A. Bindman |
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Lecture: 9 hours
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This course will focus on the policy process and strategies for collecting and disseminating research findings to inform and influence that process. The course will be taught through a series of lectures and interactive sessions during which trainees will have an opportunity to apply the strategies to their own work. Lectures will be delivered by faculty with extensive experience at the federal, state, and local level in health care policy. (EPID & BIO) |
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Social Epidemiology |
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| Instructor(s):I. Yen Prerequisite(s): EPIDEMIOL 203
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| Restrictions:Knowledge of basic epidemiologic concepts: e.g. study design, causal inference, sensitivity, specificity, statistical power, selection, bias.
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Seminar: 20 - 60 hours
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This course will cover the research in the key topics in social epidemiology: race/ethnicity (including racism), social class, income distribution/inequality, and neighborhood and place. Students will read selected articles, learn core concepts and methods, and discuss findings, limitations, and research opportunities.
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Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology |
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| Instructor(s):R. Gershon, L. Zablotska Prerequisite(s): Student should have had basic epidemiology and biostatistics course work completed. |
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| Restrictions:Basic epidemiology and biostatistics
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Seminar: 60 hours, Project: 30 hours
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This course is designed to introduce students to two large and growing fields, environmental and occupational epidemiology. Interest in the study of environmental health is growing as a result of new knowledge that links the environment to a large and wide range of human impacts. This course will be most appropriate for students studying epidemiology, public health, or research methodology, and it will also benefit medical, nursing, dental and other professional school students. (E&TS PROG) |
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Grant Writing Workshop |
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| Instructor(s):R. Gershon |
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| Restrictions:This course is designed for doctoral level students or higher.
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Seminar: 30 hours
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This course is designed to provide doctoral students with training on the preparation of an NIH R01 grant application. In a structured environment, students will prepare an entire SF 424 application. Special emphasis will be focused on writing specific aims. Space permitting, the
course will be open to other individuals with
permission of the instructor. (E&TS PROG) |
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Development and Approval of Drugs and Devices |
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(1.5 units) |
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Spring |
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| Instructor(s):R. Chin, P. Munster Prerequisite(s): EPIDEMIOL 202
Exceptions may be made with the consent of the course director, space permitting. |
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| Restrictions:Special fees apply. Auditing is not permitted.
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Lecture: 15 hours
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This course will provide a survey of drug and device development from late preclinical through phase 3 clinical studies. Through lecture and case studies, it will introduce students to drug/device regulations, investigational new drug filings, assessment of drug candidates, statistics, safety monitoring, clinical study design and conduct. (EPID & BIO) |
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Doctoral Seminar in Epidemiology and Translational Science |
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Fall, Winter, Spring |
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| Instructor(s):R. Hiatt |
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| Restrictions:This seminar is only offered to graduate students in Epidemiology and Translational Science.
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Seminar: 30 hours
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This seminar is for doctoral students enrolled in the PhD Program in Epidemiology and Translational Science. The seminar is a forum for instruction and discussion of scholarly topics related to advanced study of epidemiology and its applications as well as works in progress by the graduate students. (EPID & BIO) |
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Independent Study in Epidemiology and Translational Science |
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(1.0 - 4.0 units) |
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Fall, Winter, Spring |
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| Instructor(s):Staff Prerequisite(s): EPI 203 - Epidemiologic Methods
EPI 207 - Epidemiologic Methods II
Biostat 200 - Biostatistical Methods
Biostat 208 - Biostatistical Methods II
Biostat 209 - Biostatistical Methods III |
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| Restrictions:Prerequisites or equivalent training approved by the instructor is required.
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Independent Study in Epidemiology and Translational Science provides opportunities for pre-doctoral students to work with individual faculty on topics tailored to the special interest of the student with individualized readings, learning materials and experiential learning. (E&TS PROG) |
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Research Rotation in Epidemiology & Translational Science |
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(1.0 - 4.0 units) |
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Fall, Winter, Spring |
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| Instructor(s):R. Hiatt Prerequisite(s): EPI 203 - Epidemiologic Methods
EPI 207 - Epidemiologic Methods II
Biostat 200 - Biostatistical Methods
Biostat 208 - Biostatistical Methods II
Biostat 209 - Biostatistical Methods III |
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| Restrictions:Prerequisites or equivalent training approved by the instructor are required.
Activities:
Project: 30 - 120 hours
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Two Research (Team) Rotations of one quarter each are required for the PhD degree in Epidemiology and Translational Science. The purpose is to expose the student to every day working environments for epidemiologists to expand their view of the scope of the discipline. The content of a Rotation can be primarily analytic working with an existing dataset or nonanalytic working on the development and implementation of a research project. (E&TS PROG) |
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MAS Dissertation Requirements Only |
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(0 units) |
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Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer |
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| Instructor(s):J. Martin Prerequisite(s): Advancement to candidacy in the MAS in Clinical Research program and the permission of the graduate program advisor. |
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| Restrictions:For students in the MAS in Clinical Research program only.
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For graduate students in the MAS in Clinical Research Program who have successfully completed all required coursework and are in the process of writing their three products required for graduation. (EPID & BIO) |
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