International Conference on Public Health 2017

Minggu, 22 Oktober 2017 16:08 WIB

 

Peneliti Mears, melaksanakan presentasi di seminar internasional : International Conference on Public Health 2017 , di  Kuala lumpur Malaysia, pada 27-29 Julk 2017. Adapun judul makalahnya adalah: 

Evaluating Biostatistical Competencies for Medical Student : The Benefits of A Biostatistics Centre Development”. . 

 

 

EVALUATING BIOSTATISTICAL COMPETENCIES FOR MEDICAL STUDENT : THE BENEFITS OF A BIOSTATISTICS CENTRE DEVELOPMENT

Prihanti GS, 

Faculty of Medicine Universityof Muhammadiyah Malang

gitasekarprihanti@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Biostatistics represents a critical methodological skill for medical and health researchers, as statistical methods are increasingly a important part of medical and health research. The need for medical and health researchers to understand the process of statistical investigations and be able to plan statistical inquiry in medical and health related decisions justifies the ongoing integration of biostatistical training into medical institution educational settings. In this respect, Faculty of Medicine University of Muhammadiyah Malang (FMUMM) initiate to develop Biostatistics Center for Medical and Health Research (BCMHR) to help bridging the gap between medical and health sciences researchers and the understanding of biostatistics that could justify the disinterest of medical and health sciences students. Thus there exists a need to investigate the difference of biostatistical competencies between medical students who collaborated with BCMHR in their research and the others who not collaborated with. A cross sectional study was conducted on 221 medical student in FMUMM. The study subjects were distributed questionnaire that consisted of 20 question which related to the knowledge regarding the practice of biostatistics among the study subjects. The result of medical students who collaborated with BCMHR were significantly higher than those who not collaborated with (p = 0,0000). This indicating the benefits of a biostatistics centre development in medical faculty that can help medical student to develop a conceptual understanding of statistical ideas and their applications. Suggestions for improving the research policy include  working in conjunction with BCMHR and incorporating biostatistics into Evidence-based Medicine (EBM) practise and curriculum. 

Keywords: biostatistics, statistics, Evidence-Based Medicine, research, methodological skill.

    

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