This course provides an introduction to research methods in family medicine and primary care. The objectives for this course are for participants to develop an approach and the skills to address family medicine and primary care research questions using appropriate research methods; understand the types of research designs used in clinical and epidemiologic research; understand the threats to validity of different study designs, and become familiar with and apply the methods used to enhance the validity of clinical research; produce a complete concise draft of a research protocol; apply ethical principles in the development of their research protocol; help others in the class to develop these skills and protocols; provide feedback that will improve the course and its materials.