Deepa L Sekhar, Eric W Schaefer, Alicia M Hoke, Perri Rosen, Roberta A Chuzie, Dana M Milakovic
A Collaborative Analysis of Trends in Referrals to the Pennsylvania Student Assistance Program from 2013 to 2018
The Journal of school health
postgraduation exit surveys consistently demonstrated subjects statistics data analysis considered challenging aspect medical education reflected student attitudes towards subjects often neutral negative whether due lack exposure subject decreased retention education practicing physicians often lack advanced statistics data analysis skills data analysis continues become ever important practice evidencebased medicine many medical school curricula provided limited education subject previous studies shown implementation studenttaught supplementary education statistics data analysis improve students attitudes toward statistics confidence performing data analysis project advanced statistics data analysis interest group created called fisher society organization provided additional twoyear curriculum advanced statistics data analysis medical students organization met bimonthly meetings consisting lecture followed deliberate practice using discussed methods data analysis fisher society also hosted annual public lecture highyield statistics data analysis topics covered medical licensure board exams conjunction student interest group annual survey mstats sent entire sanford school medicine medical student body used gauge medical students perceived competence confidence subjects statistics data analysis survey consisted 11 questions assessing students confidence competency exposure statistics data analysis using fivepoint likert scale 2021 2022 statistically significant difference observed average response questions mstats within entire medical student cohort data 1st 2nd year medical students demonstrated statistically significant decrease students perceived difficulty statistics 2021 2022 additionally statistically significant increase studentperceived knowledge statistics data analysis displayed data 1st 2nd year students 2021 2022 statistically significant increase confidence 1st 2nd year medical students teaching data analysis statistics also observed 2021 2022 statistically significant change confidence competence fields statistics data analysis among medical students sanford school medicine however promising trends beginning show increases positive attitudes towards subjects well decreases perceived difficulty subject additionally 1st 2nd year medical student responses 2022 survey displayed greater confidence decreased perceived difficulty statistics data analysis compared responses 2021 survey