Abstract
In response to the worldwide shortage of biostatisticians, Australia has established a national consortium of eight universities to develop and deliver a Masters program in biostatistics. This article describes our successful innovative multi-institutional training model, which may be of value to other countries. We first present the issues confronting the future of biostatistics in Australia, then relate our experience in establishing a new national consortium-based Masters program, and finally explore the extent to which our initiatives have addressed the current challenges of biostatistics workforce shortages.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-11 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Statistics Education |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Biostatistics
- Collaboration
- Statistics education
- Teaching program