How to Read a Scientific Research Study with Bruce Boynton, MD, PhD, MPH

How to read, analyze, and digest a scientific research study beginning with the title, abstract, and hypothesis and continuing on through a statement of the research problem, the methods used to study the problem, presentation of the results and the conclusions.

Learner Outcomes:

• Name the various sections of a research study

• Describe the characteristics of a sound hypothesis

• Explain the purpose of each section of a research study

Dr. Boynton has had a distinguished career in healthcare, research, public health, medical publishing, and medical administration. He has been a professor of pediatrics, a pulmonary physiologist, director of an infectious disease research lab in Cairo, Egypt, Commanding officer of the USNS Comfort, a 1,000 bed hospital ship, deputy inspector general of US Navy medicine, and state-wide director of correctional medicine for Mississippi and New Mexico. He is currently the editor of The Journal of Health and Human Experience and is a member of the AIA Board of Directors and a member of the clinical, research, and research steering committees.