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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. This course was made possible in part by the George M. O'Brien Kidney Center at Yale....

Top reviews

LT

Apr 29, 2020

I enjoy studying this course , the material and video example are well made ,and easy to understand too . Overall this course is great and really helpful it also help me improve on my judgement skill.

PB

Sep 27, 2021

I used to be in a statistics career field and use some of that knowledge for this course. I absolutely feel like it's easier to spot fraud and will help me have a critical eye for so many other areas!

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By Chelsea P

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Jul 4, 2020

Very informative, even for someone with a fair amount of science classes in their past and working in medicine.

By Gabriel V

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Apr 2, 2022

Thanks a lot for your Curse. It would be great a second Part, with Statistical Skils in R, how to do it in R.

By Anna

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Jul 8, 2020

Wonderful, entertaining and also very insightful course. Kudos to the great instructor - Mr. F. Perry Wilson!

By Cara H

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Jul 19, 2020

Took a while but it was worth it! Great Instructor! Loved his examples on the Campus with the Yale students!

By Basset B

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Jun 8, 2020

one of my best cours ever with an outstanding teacher!

highly recommendable to all medical students

thank you

By Firas s

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Jun 30, 2024

Wonderful course full of information can be even used to understand complex topics on the USMLE step 1 exam

By Martin P

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Dec 27, 2020

Absolutely fantastic and very helpful course. Thanks so much Dr Wilson and team for your hard work on this.

By Ken B

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Jul 17, 2020

Excellent course. Dr. Wilson did a wonderful job explaining the material and making the course interesting.

By Irina M

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Sep 2, 2024

n excellent course; gives a through, yet understandable to a layman overview of how to understand studies.

By HILDA E G L

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Dec 8, 2021

La verdad, es un curso, en que si prestas atención, aprendes mucho a como poder informarte correctamente.

By Mary A

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Oct 26, 2020

Very engaging speaker, everything made simple but very informative, a good overview for medical research.

By Shaimaa S S

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Jul 19, 2020

Thank you so much Dr. Wilson, this is really very well structured course. it was very interesting course!

By Gigi M

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May 27, 2020

Really enjoyed the course and Dr. Wilson. I feel that I do better understand how medical research works.

By Y L

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Sep 11, 2024

This is a good introduction on how to read medical research papers. Freudian slip in one of the modules.

By Thundon N

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Feb 1, 2021

GREAT course GREAT Talk I love it!

Thanks F. Perry Wilson who made epidemiology and biostatistics simple!

By Waqas M

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Jan 31, 2024

This course would help you to critically think and comprehend medical research studies. A fun to learn!

By Tùng H

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Mar 27, 2023

It's so amazing course. The lectures very good at transform knowledge into simple definition to digest.

By STIERLEN

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May 25, 2024

amazing, fall in love of stat now ! The most important point for me : be sceptical but not cynical !!!

By gregg k

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May 11, 2021

Excellent course on a sometimes very confusing subject matter. Dr Wilson is an outstanding instructor!

By Janine P

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Apr 27, 2021

Excellent, informative and well executed--I audited it for a refresher and loved the layout and speed.

By Tracy D

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Aug 24, 2020

Great course! Lots of valuable insights. Broke down big concepts into digestible chunks!

Two thumbs up.

By William R T

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Apr 15, 2021

The best Coursera course I've taken yet. Timely, informative, great instructor, very well presented.

By Kate N

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Mar 4, 2021

What a thrill. I loved every moment of this course and found it profoundly helpful. HIGHLY recommend.

By Cindy R

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Dec 31, 2020

Excellent course with a fun, knowledgeable professor. I wish every course was so engaging. Thank you!

By Madhvendra S

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Jul 14, 2020

This course is excellent . Anyone interested in learning about medical research can take this course.