Teaching statistics in schools of public health.

Full Abstract

Biostatistics plays an important role in the education and training of public health students. The aim of this paper is to discuss issues associated with the teaching of biostatistics for master in public health (MPH) students. It characterizes the student body, describes the aims of teaching statistics, and considers how and what should be taught. This paper reflects my experience in both coordinating and teaching biostatistics in the Braun School of Public Health, which is part of the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical Center. The school runs two MPH programs:
an Israeli program and an international one.

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Author information

Author/s: Manor, Orly (O);

Affiliation: Department of Health Management, Economics, and Medical Ecology, Hebrew University-Hadassah Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, P.O.B. 12272, Jerusalem 91120, Israel. om(-atsign-)cc.huji.ac.il

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Public health reviews (Public Health Rev), published in Israel. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-; vol 30 (issue 1-4) : pp 209-15

Dates: Created 2003/03/04; Completed 2003/04/04; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12613707, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Biometry
Curriculum
Education, Public Health Professional - methods
Humans
Israel

Israel
Public Health - education
Research - education
Schools, Public Health - organization & administration
Teaching - methods

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