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Activity Number:
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183
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Monday, July 30, 2007 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Teaching Statistics in the Health Sciences
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| Abstract - #308122 |
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Title:
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Summer Institutes for Training in Biostatistics (SIBS): Addressing the Biostatistician Shortage
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Author(s):
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Song Yang*+ and Ronald E. Gangnon*+ and Lisa M. Sullivan*+ and Kimberly S. Weems*+
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Companies:
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and University of Wisconsin-Madison and Boston University and North Carolina State University
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Address:
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NIH, 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7938, Bethesda, MD, 20892, 207 WARF Office Building, Madison, WI, 53726-2397, Department of Biostatistics, Boston, MA, 02118, Department of Statistics, Raleigh, NC, 27695-8203,
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Keywords:
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teaching ; undergraduate ; career options
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Abstract:
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There has long been a shortage of well-trained biostatisticians to collaborate with scientists in academia, industry, and government. The shortage is expected to worsen as senior biostatisticians retire. Few undergraduate students majoring in quantitative sciences are aware of the career opportunities afforded by biostatistics. In 2003 the NIH issued a request for applications for SIBS. The short-term goal of this initiative is to encourage quantitative students to attend graduate school in biostatistics. The long-term goal is to increase the numbers of practicing biostatisticians. Three SIBS were funded and trained students in 2004-2006. Many graduates of these programs have enrolled in top biostatistics programs and most intend to study biostatistics. Discussion will include the need for the SIBS program, comparisons between the programs, measures of success, and future plans.
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- Authors who are presenting talks have a * after their name.
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