title: Reinventing Biostatistics Education for Basic Scientists.
abstract: Numerous studies demonstrating that statistical errors are common in basic science publications have led to calls to improve statistical training for basic scientists. In this article, we sought to evaluate statistical requirements for PhD training and to identify opportunities for improving biostatistics education in the basic sciences. We provide recommendations for improving statistics training for basic biomedical scientists, including: 1. Encouraging departments to require statistics training, 2. Tailoring coursework to the students' fields of research, and 3. Developing tools and strategies to promote education and dissemination of statistical knowledge. We also provide a list of statistical considerations that should be addressed in statistics education for basic scientists.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America.
authors.forename: Tracey L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Weissgerber
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America.
authors.forename: Vesna D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Garovic
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Statistics and Informatics, Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Jelena S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Milin-Lazovic
authors.affiliation: Division of Biomedical Statistic and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America.
authors.forename: Stacey J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Winham
authors.affiliation: Center for Data Analytics and Biomedical Informatics, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
authors.forename: Zoran
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Obradovic
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America.
authors.forename: Jerome P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Trzeciakowski
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America.|Department of Medical Statistics and Informatics, Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Natasa M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Milic
mesh_terms: D056808:Biostatistics; D012586:Science / Q000193:education*