Description

This course aims to train students from a variety of academic backgrounds to work as statisticians in various sectors including higher education, research institutions, the pharmaceutical industry, central government and national health services. It provides a training in the theory and practice of statistics with special reference to clinical trials, epidemiology and clinical or laboratory research for improved global health.

Graduates from this course pursue careers in medical and epidemiological research, in academic institutions, hospitals, the pharmaceutical industry and various governmental institutions.

The Medical Research Council, Wellcome, GlaxoSmithKline and Amgen offer studentships to UK and EU students. These are advertised each year with the School scholarships information.

The PSI Andrew Hewett Prize is founded in memory of Andrew Hewett, an alumni of LSHTM and awarded by the PSI (Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry) to the best student on the course.
Objectives

By the end of this course students should be able to: select appropriate study designs to address questions of medical relevance; select and apply appropriate statistical techniques for managing common types of medical data; use various software packages for statistical analysis and data management; interpret the results of statistical analyses and critically evaluate the use of statistics in the medical literature; communicate effectively with statisticians and the wider medical community, in writing and orally through presentation of results of statistical analyses; explore current and anticipated developments in medical statistics.

Course Duration

Full-time for one year or part-time over two years. Part-time students attend the school on Mondays and Tuesdays during the first year and on Thursdays and Fridays during the second year.
Entrance Requirements

Either a Second-class Honours degree of a recognised university in science, or a related subject, or a degree in medicine. Applicants with an appropriate technical qualification and work experience, or equivalent qualifications, are also welcomed. The course is aimed primarily at graduates with a mathematically-based first degree which includes some statistics. Graduates from other fields who have quantitative skills and some familiarity with statistical ideas may also apply.

Minimum Education

Bachelor of Science

Subject Areas

Cost in US$:

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Independent living

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Essay
• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Transcript
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

6-8 weeks

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine's Mission Statement

To contribute to the improvement of health worldwide through the pursuit of excellence in research, postgraduate teaching and advanced training in national and international public health and tropical medicine, and through informing policy and practice in these areas.

Year Founded

1899