Basic Course in Biomedical Research (BCBR) Tutorials

Concise, to the point, exam oriented approach to Basic Course in Biomedical Research (BCBR) course in less than 8 hours to achieve your desired success in the exam.

What is Basic Course in Biomedical Research?

The Medical Council of India (MCI)/National Medical Commission has made it mandatory for PG medical students and medical faculties to pass certification exam after attending an online 6 months course, “Basic Course in Biomedical Research”, by ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE).

Why to take up this course "BCBR tutorials by Dr. Tanmay Mehta"?

The original six months BCBR courses provided by ICMR is slow, tedious and does not cover many topics in detail or with clarity , which are being tested in actual exam.

This course is based on the book "Basic Course in Biomedical Research Handbook, First edition, 2021" written by Dr. Tanmay Mehta. The course lectures are conducted by the author himself. This course covers the entire six months curriculum into 8 hours in a concise and interesting manner. The each chapter is divided into segments followed by discussion of questions at end of each segment.

What is covered in the course?

This course covers all the chapters of BCBR-ICMR course: 

1 Introduction to health research

2 Formulating research question, hypothesis and objectives

3 Literature review

4 Measures of disease frequency

5 Descriptive study designs

6 Analytical study designs

7 Experimental study designs

8 Validity of epidemiological studies

9 Qualitative research methods: An overview

10 Measurement of study variables

11 Sampling methods

12 Calculating sample size and power

13 Selection of study population

14 Study plan and project management

15 Designing data collection tools

16 Principles of data collection

17 Data management

18 Overview of data analysis

19 Ethical framework for health research

20 Conducting clinical trials

21 Preparing a concept paper for research projects

22 Elements of a protocol for research studies

23 Publication ethics

At end of this course

1. You will understand basics of research and can apply to your future research projects.

2. You will be able to revise entire 6 months course in few hours with help of videos.

3. you will be confident enough to pass the BCBR certification exam with flying colors.

I higly recommend you to join the course. You can watch sample videos through free previews by exploring through the course. Thank you and best of luck. Enjoy learning