JSM 2004 - Toronto

Abstract #300168

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Activity Number: 254
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Teaching Statistics in the Health Sciences
Abstract - #300168
Title: An Approach to Increasing Enrollments of American Residents in Statistics and Biostatistics
Author(s): Edward D. Rothman*+
Companies: University of Michigan
Address: 3560 Rackham Building, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109,
Keywords: rate limiting step ; graduate programs ; cost-containment in education
Abstract:

We identify five critical steps to growing the number of U.S. resident PhDs in statistics and biostatistics. These include the undergraduate pool of potential applicants, the preparation of this pool for graduate schoolwork, the provision of resources to these students, the curriculum in our graduate school, and the mentoring for the dissertation. Anyone of these five could be the rate-limiting step in the process. To maximize throughput within the resources of the departments requires a coordinated plan. The potential barrier to each step is reduced by creation of a stepping stone. A minor in statistics is used to increase the number of majors. The number of majors feeds the honors program. The curriculum for the honors program is coupled to the first-year graduate program. Overlap between programs reduces cost and eases the transition. Looking at the field as a science and not an application of mathematics provides a way to deal with the "too mathematical" barrier. The presentation will also provide survey results.

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