An Innovative Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Research Course: Development, Implementation, and Student Perspectives

Jacqueline Vaughn1, Donruedee Kamkhoad, Shannon Ford

  • 1Author Affiliations: University of North Carolina School of Nursing (Drs Vaughn and Khairat, and Ms Kamkhoad), Chapel Hill; Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Ramathibodi School of Nursing, Mahidol University (Ms Kamkhoad), Bangkok, Thailand; University of North Carolina Greensboro (Dr Ford); Department of Physiology, North Carolina State University (Mr Subramaniam), Raleigh; and Department of Hematology, Duke University School of Medicine (Mr Subramaniam and Dr Shah), Durham, NC.

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