Course Description
Provides graduate students with exposure to current biostatistical research, topics relevant to their graduate school experience, and future academic opportunities. In a journal club, students will critique seminal papers in statistics and biostatistics.
Athena Title
Biostatistics Graduate Seminar
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Course Objectives
Students completing this course should be able to: 1) critically read and evaluate papers published in the biostatistics literature 2) describe recent trends in biostatistics research 3) utilize web-based resources for literature reviews 4) describe the structure and format of published papers in the biostatistics literature
Topical Outline
1. Seminars from biostatistics faculty and researchers on their current research. 2. Journal club discussions led by the faculty and students. 3. Approaches to methodological research in biostatistics. 4. Online resources for literature search.