Statistical advising: Professional development opportunities for the biostatistician

Marissa LeBlanc¹, Corina S Rueegg¹, Nural Bekiroğlu², Tonya M Esterhuizen³, Morten W Fagerland¹, Ragnhild S Falk¹, Kathrine F Frøslie⁴, Erika Graf⁵, Georg Heinze⁶, Ulrike Held⁷, René Holst^{1

8}, Theis Lange^{9

10}, Madhu Mazumdar¹¹, Ida H Myrberg¹², Martin Posch⁶, Jamie C Sergeant^{13

14}, Werner Vach^{15

16}, Eric A Vance¹⁷, Harald Weedon-Fekjaer¹, Manuela Zucknick⁸

Affiliations

¹ Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
² Department of Biostatistics, Medical School, Marmara University, İstanbul, Turkey.
³ Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁴ Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway.
⁵ Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
⁶ Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
⁷ Department of Biostatistics at Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
⁸ Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
⁹ Section of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
¹⁰ Centre for Statistical Science, Peking University, Beijing, China.
¹¹ Institute for Health Care Delivery Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
¹² Division of Biostatistics, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
¹³ Centre for Biostatistics, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK.
¹⁴ Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK.
¹⁵ Basel Academy for Quality and Research in Medicine, Basel, Switzerland.
¹⁶ Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
¹⁷ Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA.

PMID: 35194815
PMCID: PMC9303234
DOI: 10.1002/sim.9290

Statistical advising: Professional development opportunities for the biostatistician

Marissa LeBlanc et al. Stat Med. 2022.

. 2022 Feb 28;41(5):847-859.

doi: 10.1002/sim.9290.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
² Department of Biostatistics, Medical School, Marmara University, İstanbul, Turkey.
³ Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁴ Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway.
⁵ Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center, Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
⁶ Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
⁷ Department of Biostatistics at Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
⁸ Oslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
⁹ Section of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
¹⁰ Centre for Statistical Science, Peking University, Beijing, China.
¹¹ Institute for Health Care Delivery Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.
¹² Division of Biostatistics, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
¹³ Centre for Biostatistics, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK.
¹⁴ Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK.
¹⁵ Basel Academy for Quality and Research in Medicine, Basel, Switzerland.
¹⁶ Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
¹⁷ Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA.

PMID: 35194815
PMCID: PMC9303234
DOI: 10.1002/sim.9290

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The golden triangles of (A) biostatistical advising and (B) the components of a biostatistician's career

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