The curriculum from this class comes the USMLE Step I content outline. Each of the links below will take you the corresponding page. Ultimately we will build up curriculum based on the Step II content outline, as well.
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M3-M4 years |
Step One Content
fundamental concepts of measurement
fundamental concepts of hypothesis testing and statistical inference
fundamental concepts of study design
- types of experimental studies (clinical trials, community intervention studies)
- types of observational studies (cohort, case-control, cross-sectional, case series, community surveys)
- sampling and sample size
- subject selection and exposure allocation (randomization, stratification, self-selection, systematic assignment)
- outcome assessment
- internal and external validity
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Step Two Content
Applied Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology
- Understanding statistical concepts of measurement in medical practice
- Interpretation of the medical literature
Step Three Content
Applied Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology
- Understanding Statistical Concepts (eg, understanding statistical concepts, calculations of one thing/multiple things, mixed calculations/interpretations)
- Interpretation of the Medical Literature (eg, interpretation of a study statement, reading a table or graph, evaluation of the validity of the author’s conclusion, identification of the study flaw, design of a study)
Seriously, the content outline says “calculation of one thing/multiple things.”
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