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Activity Number:
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522
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Thursday, August 10, 2006 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Social Statistics Section
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| Abstract - #305207 |
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Title:
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A Personal "10 Commandments" for a Successful Career in Biostatistics
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Author(s):
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Theodore Colton*+
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Companies:
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Boston University
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Address:
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715 Albany Street, School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02118,
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Keywords:
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biostatistician ; successful career
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Abstract:
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Over my half-century career, I have evolved a set of 10 personal suggestions---or a '10 Commandments'---for success in biostatistics. Most are not specific for biostatistics and apply to any field; several, however, are particular for biostatistics. The 10 are gain objective knowledge of your strengths and weaknesses; seek guidance from trusted peers and mentors; savor the joy of achievements and weather the bitterness of disappointments; have faith in serendipity; learn how to seize opportunities; know how to deal with prima donnas; hone your interpersonal skills; avoid those who seek to exploit, abuse, and misuse statisticians; be wary of those with "a gold mine of data just waiting for you to mine them"; and know when to let go. For each 'Commandment,' I cite from my own career instances when I did and did not follow the suggestion and the resulting consequences.
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