{"id":39541,"date":"2011-12-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-12T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2011\/12\/12\/unmc-to-offer-doctorate-degree-in-biostatistics\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T20:09:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T01:09:05","slug":"unmc-to-offer-doctorate-degree-in-biostatistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2011\/12\/12\/unmc-to-offer-doctorate-degree-in-biostatistics\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMC to offer doctorate degree in biostatistics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>The University of Nebraska Board of Regents has approved a new doctoral program in biostatistics for the UNMC College of Public Health.<\/p>\n<p>The program, which will begin next fall, is the fourth doctoral program in the College of Public Health. The other doctoral programs include:<br \/>\n<UL><LI>Health promotion and disease prevention research;<br \/>\n<LI>Health services research, administration, and policy; and<br \/>\n<LI>Environmental health, occupational health, and toxicology.<\/UL><\/p>\n<p><B>Critical player<\/B><\/p>\n<p><TABLE border=\"0\" width=\"250\" cellspacing=\"10\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kendra1211.jpg\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\"><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size:7pt; line-height:150%;\">Kendra Schmid, Ph.D., teaches a biostatistics course at UNMC. A Ph.D. program in biostatistics was approved Friday by the UNMC Board of Regents. <\/span><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE>&#8220;Modern public health practice requires multidisciplinary teams of professionals. Biostatisticians are critical members of those teams,&#8221; said Ayman El-Mohandes, M.B.B.Ch., M.D., M.P.H., dean of the College of Public Health. &#8220;They serve academic health centers, researchers and departments of health to ensure accurate interpretation of data related to biosciences and population health.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Biostatistics is vital to the correct design and interpretation of research, especially in human and biological sciences, Dr. El-Mohandes said. A biostatistician creates and applies methods from across the spectrum of mathematical and statistical science to support quantitative research in the health sciences. <\/p>\n<p><B>Accurate analysis and interpretation<\/B><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After all the results are in, biostatisticians provide the research team with analysis of the data along with accurate interpretation of what it means and any inferences it might have,&#8221; Dr. El-Mohandes said. &#8220;This is especially useful in clinical trials and other medical research where valid conclusions must be drawn from complex data sources.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Students interested in this program include graduates with a master&#8217;s degree in biostatistics, statistics, mathematical sciences, or a related field with substantial mathematical training, computing experience and an interest in public health and biomedicine, he said.<\/p>\n<p><B>Career opportunities<\/B><\/p>\n<p>Career options for professionals with a Ph.D. in biostatistics 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