What skills do you need to succeed in your technical job? We asked some of our members this and other questions and here is how they responded.
epidemiology
Biostatistics Competencies Maintained in Public Health Accreditation Criteria
The biostatistics community rallied to make the case for the importance of biostatistics to public health research and practice when the 2016 draft CEPH Masters of Public Health Accreditation Criteria no longer included specific mention of biostatistical skills among the required competencies.
Samuel W. Greenhouse
Samuel W. Greenhouse was one of the founding statisticians at the National Institutes of Health, helped pioneer the use of statistical methods in epidemiological research, and was influential in the early development of the theory and practice of clinical trials.
Statistics in Epidemiology Section News
The latest news from the ASA’s Statistics in Epidemiology Section, including the pilot of its new one-on-one mentoring program for JSM 2016—now accepting applications!
Statistics in Epidemiology News
The Statistics in Epidemiology Section will sponsor a JSM short course on the joint modeling of longitudinal and survival data, taught by Joseph G. Ibrahim.
Nominations Wanted for Nathan Mantel Award
The Nathan Mantel Award consists of $1,000 and a plaque and will be presented at the 2015 Joint Statistical Meetings in Seattle, Washington, in August.
Statistics in Epidemiology Section Prepares for JSM 2015
The Statistics in Epidemiology Section will sponsor a number of invited sessions for JSM 2015.
Applications Sought for 2014 Young Investigator Awards
The Section on Statistics in Epidemiology invites applications from young investigators who will present their papers at JSM 2014, August 2–7 in Boston, Massachusetts. The awards honor the best papers by young investigators in statistics in epidemiology presented at JSM.
Statistics in Epidemiology Announces Award Winners
The Statistics in Epidemiology Section invites all ASA members and their families to the their awards reception at JSM, where the 2013 Nathan Mantel Lifetime Achievement Award and young investigator awards will be presented.
Statistics in Epidemiology Section Details JSM Program
The Statistics in Epidemiology Section is the primary sponsor for eight invited sessions, eight topic-contributed sessions, 18 contributed sessions, five roundtable discussions, and one short course at this year’s Joint Statistical Meetings.