PA Capstone Project
The Capstone to your PA program will result in a Rapid Review. Three sequential courses, Introduction to Research and Research Methods 1 & 2, will provide the tools for students to develop an individual, unique, and pertinent project that will advance medical knowledge.
What is a Rapid Review?
Rapid Reviews are a form of knowledge synthesis in which components of the systematic review process are simplified or omitted to produce information in a timely manner. Aspects of the process such as the scope of the question, the comprehensiveness of the search strategy, or the quality of the appraisal may be limited. They still aim to be rigorous in their methodology but set limits on the process in order to shorten the timeframe of review completion. The authors then explore the effects these limited methods may have had on the results.
Rapid Review Protocol - a guide to the steps in a rapid review
Advances in Rapid Reviews - article series about rapid review methodology
Rapid Reviews Module - Cochrane's guide to conducting a rapid review
Rapid Reivews
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How to conduct a Rapid Review - Cochrane 90-120 min How to conduct a rapid review, including key differences from systematic reviews and practical approaches to streamline the process.
