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History of the Department Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
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Department of Health was responsible for providing statistics courses to the students of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences since 1951. In 1976 the newly separated Department of Social Medicine assumed responsibility of courses in biostatistics and epidemiology; and biostatistics, research methodology and epidemiology was taught by faculty members with Ph.D degrees in biostatistics. After follow-ups, an independent Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology was formed at School of Health in 2008. The Department accepted 4 MSc students in the first year. Since its foundation, a total of 55 MSc students have matriculated to the Department, of which 35 graduated and 18 could admit to PhD programs in various Iranian universities. It also accepted PhD students in biostatistics since September 2016 and currently has 20 MSc and 2 PhD students. In the fall of 2016, following a visit by Iranian Board of Epidemiology and according to their recommendation, the name of the Department was changed to ‘Epidemiology and Biostatistics’. |
Introduction to the discipline and it branches
Biostatistics is a branch of (applied) statistics focused on development and application of statistical methods to address problems and answer questions in healthcare, medicine, and human genetics and biology.
Graduate Program Objectives
Master's Degree Program Objectives
1- Application of biostatistical skills in medical and healthcare research at universities
2- Empowering graduates to take part in research activities in various fields of biological sciences
PhD Degree Program Objectives
1- Application of biostatistical skills in evaluating medical and healthcare studies at the university level
2- Empowering graduates to take part in conducting research in various fields of medical sciences
3- Empowering graduates to provide educational and research services to scientific and research centers