Statistical Consultation Facility to Medical Students in Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine

Medical students in the Albert Einstein College of Medicine who are doing their research projects with the help of clinical department faculty may seek biostatistical consultation from the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine.

The Biostatistical consultation service consist of the following:

1. Statistical consultation on research design, sample size calculation, power analysis before the collection of data.
2. Design of data base and data entry, help in using data base/data entry r spreadsheet program.
3. Help in choosing simple statistical packages (both IBM and Macintosh).
4. Help in choosing appropriate statistical methods in the statistical package.
5. Help in interpretation of the results after performing data analysis.

Medical students with research projects who seek biostatistical consultation should make an appointment with Dr. Bill Burton  by  phone at 430-2755 and by e-mail at burton@aecom.yu.edu.