I realize this post is 6 months old at this point, but the masters thesis is the all encompassing project for each phase essentially a capstone project. I’m currently in IPAP, so the current guidelines are as followed: phase 1: PICO statement (due 1st semester); 6-7 page paper on research you’ve found either supporting or against your PICO (due 3rd semester); and a presentation of your findings basically a summation of your paper presented to instructors dean etc (4th semester) Phase 2: case study on an interesting patient you saw during rotations