title: Teaching biostatistics and epidemiology in a postgraduate medical institution: are we going in the right direction?
abstract: We examined the attitude and knowledge of 40 supervisors and trainees as well as the impact of workshops on statistical thinking and analytical processes in a medical facility in Pakistan: 45% thought that statistics and epidemiology should be left to professional statisticians; 86% of the trainees and 58% of the supervisors, however, thought that statistics should be taught as a full-time subject. The majority of trainees (86%) were dissatisfied with the workshops compared to 33% of supervisors. Our findings indicate an urgent need to revise our approach to teaching statistics and epidemiology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shaikh Zayed Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Butt
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001699:Biometry; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004813:Epidemiology / Q000193:education*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000193:education; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D005544:Forecasting; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D010154:Pakistan; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012106:Research / Q000193:education; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013850:Thinking