Overview
Registration now open
March 4-May 20, 2024, 12-1:30pm
South Campus Center Room 348
Please register for this course.
The University of Washington is offering a fast-paced comprehensive course in clinical research methods geared toward fellows in medicine and pediatrics.
The 11-week course will teach fundamental concepts of Epidemiology and Biostatistics with direct application of these methods toward the interpretation of contemporary biomedical research.
The course will combine out of class reading and video content with in-class problem solving sessions and journal article appraisal.
Instructors
The course is taught by instructors in the Division of Nephrology and Kidney Research Institute. Dr. Bryan Kestenbaum, professor, is the course director and primary instructor. He will be assisted by Dr. Leila Zelnick, research associate professor, and Dr. David Prince, research scientist.
Topics
Topics to be covered by the course include:
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Epidemiology |
Biostatistics |
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Design and interpretation of randomized trials |
Descriptive statistics |
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Causal inference |
Interpretation of confidence intervals and p-values |
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Cohort studies |
Hypothesis testing and statistical error |
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Case-control studies |
Study power and its determinants |
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Confounding and its control |
Linear and log-link regression |
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Screening and diagnosis |
Survival data |
Course logistics
When?
Mondays, March 4 - May 20, 2024, 12-1:30pm (in-person)
Where?
South Campus Center
Room 348
Materials
Precourse materials include written syllabi and short instructional videos.
Course Schedule 2024
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Date |
Module |
Date |
Module |
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March 4 |
1 |
April 15 |
6 |
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March 11 |
2 |
April 22 |
7 |
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March 18 |
3 |
April 29 |
8 |
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March 25 |
4 |
May 6 |
9 |
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April 1 |
5 |
May 13 |
10 |
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April 8 |
Break |
May 20 |
11 |
Registration