Boston University School of Public Health

Topics covered in the program will include:

• Biostatistics Analysis
• Epidemiology
• Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials
• Statistical Genetics

Days' Schedule

Mornings:

• Interactive classroom presentations with the award-winning faculty of Boston University
• Hands-on computer training in SAS, a statistical computing package that is widely used in field.

Afternoons:

• Groups projects where the students will have a chance to practice what they learned that day.
• Students will work together with the Professors and graduate students using real data from NHLBI studies.

Extras:

• Site Visits to Boston area institutions working in the many aspects of Biostatistics.
1. Tour of DM-STAT, Inc.
2. Framingham Heart Study
3. Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH)
4. Harvard Clinical Research Institute
5. Boston University's Citylab
• Guest Lectures from many of the leading researchers in the area.
• Social Events
1. Red Sox Game
2. Duck Tours
3. Cheers
4. Freedom Trail Tour of Boston
5. New England Aquarium Tour
6. Museum of Science/OMNI Theater
7. Faneuil Hall
8. Boston's Historic North End