STAT 2050

Course Description

Students will study factors affecting the health and illness of populations. Using evidence-based research, students will identify risk factors for disease and determine optimal treatment approaches to clinical practice. 

Learning Objectives: 

1. Understand epidemiologic measurement of health and disease 

2. Characterize patterns of disease occurrence 

3. Understand the global burden of disease 

4. Evaluate adverse outcomes using the near-miss/adverse event auditing approach 

5. Identify and calculate risk, prevalence and incidence of a disease 

6. Identify and describe four commonly used study designs: randomized controlled trial, cohort, case- control, and systematic review 

7. Define and identify elements and challenges of research including: research question, validity, selection, bias, confounding, and ethical considerations 

8. Define and calculate basic biostatistics measurements 

9. Define and identify basic measures of association 

10. Identify screening vs. diagnostic testing and understand the differences and implications of each within the context of clinical decision making. 

11. Analyze data to evaluate screening and diagnostic test 

12. Calculate sensitivity and specificity 

13. Interpret epidemiologic literature and implement findings

Prerequisite: STAT 2010 - completed May, 2022

1 credit