Global Health
POM III-IV Scholarly Project

Guidelines for Global Health Track POM III Scholarly Projects

April 2009

In order to receive credit for your POM Scholarly Project from Dr. Mintz, course director for third-year Practice of Medicine (POM III), you must complete and submit your project according to the following guidelines:

1) Please select one of the following options for your POM Scholarly Project:

  1. Primary IRB-approved research project involving some aspect of global health
  2. Scholarly literature review regarding a clinical condition, health care delivery system, or health policy issue with GHT relevance
  3. A scholarly case report to include literature review and a comparison of at least two countries
  4. A poster that has been accepted and presented at GWU Research Day along with its one-page abstract. No paper is required with the poster
  5. Other options may be available - be sure to share your idea(s) with the Office of Student Opportunities (OSO) and Dr. Huda Ayas, Global Health Track Director, prior to submitting your outline

2) Your scholarly project outline must be approved in advance by Dr. Ayas.  Please submit the outline of your POM/Scholarly Project to the OSO in June when you submit to the POM office.

Outlines should include the following information (see attached form):

  1. Title
  2. Mentor information
  3. Purpose of the research study/project
  4. Background Information
  5. Plan of action/research method

3) All scholarly projects must adhere to the following guidelines:

  1. 12 font and double spaced
  2. Professional format (JAMA or APA http://www.apastyle.org/)

4) Evaluation of scholarly projects will be based on the following:

    • Global health relevance
    • Content and supporting research
    • Writing style and editing
    • Appropriate format
    • Adherence to deadlines