Article

Profile of research methodology and statistics training of undergraduate medical students at South African universities

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 51 , issue 2 , 2009 , pages: 158–161

DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2009.10873833

Author(s): J Dommisse Department of Biostatistics, , G Joubert Department of Biostatistics,

Keywords: medicine , education , research methodology , statistics training

Abstract

Background: Medical practitioners need to have knowledge of statistics and research principles, especially with the increasing emphasis on evidence-based medicine. The aim of this study was to determine the profile of research methodology and statistics training of undergraduate medical students at South African universities in terms of which topics are taught, by whom teaching is done, when these topics are taught and how they are taught.

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