About the Course
How can you tell if the bold headlines seen on social media are truly touting the next big thing or if the article isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on?
Understanding Medical Studies, will provide you with the tools and skills you need to critically interpret medical studies, and determine for yourself the difference between good and bad science. The course covers study-design, research methods, and statistical interpretation.
It also delves into the dark side of medical research by covering fraud, biases, and common misinterpretations of data. Each lesson will highlight case-studies from real-world journal articles. By the end of this course, you’ll have the tools you need to determine the trustworthiness of the scientific information you’re reading and, of course, whether or not your Facebook friend is wrong.
Skills you will gain?
- Medicine
- Health Research
- Medical Terminology
- Medical Writing
- Research Methods
Syllabus
- The Basics
- Medical Statistics Made Ridiculously Simple
- Types of Medical Studies
- How Wrong Conclusions Are Reached
- Bias
- Fixing the Problems with Medical Studies
About Yale University
For more than 300 years, Yale University has inspired the minds that inspire the world. Based in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale brings people and ideas together for positive impact around the globe. A research university that focuses on students and encourages learning as an essential way of life, Yale is a place for connection, creativity, and innovation among cultures and across disciplines.
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Course Understanding Medical Research- Your Facebook Friend is Wrong.
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