The Applied Biostatistics and Data Science track is for American Indian and Alaska Native students and professionals seeking to enhance their quantitative skills. In this two-year training program, trainees will learn from supportive instructors who guide them toward their individual learning goals. The track includes two series of intensive courses offered in Portland, Oregon; regular virtual seminars throughout the year; and a mentored capstone project on a topic of each trainee’s choice. Travel costs for trainees will be covered by NARCH.
The track begins with a week of intensive courses held in Portland, Oregon in June.
Topic areas in this training program include:
- Study design – selecting an appropriate study design to address a research question; linking study design to analytic strategies; power considerations; data equity considerations
- Data collection and measurement – designing data collection systems; developing measurement tools and surveys; devising data extraction strategies from existing databases
- Analytic preparation – wrangling and transforming data to enable meaningful analyses; linking data sources; ensuring reproducibility
- Summarization – using tools and techniques to visualize data to facilitate interpretation
- Biostatistics and data science methods – descriptive methods and inferential procedures for data of various types; methods for spatial data; modern methods such as machine learning to identify clusters or patterns
- Communication and dissemination – conveying quantitative findings to diverse audiences with varying levels of research background; ethical regulations and considerations when disseminating results about people in communities; data sovereignty
To learn more, contact Dr. Amy Laird at laird@ohsu.edu.
