1. Name of activity: Medical School Education in Preventive Medicine

2. Project leader and email address: Bart K. Holland, M.P.H., Ph.D.: holland @umdnj.edu

3. Brief statement of mission and/or vision:

We strive to offer a suite of courses at New Jersey Medical School that present a systematic and coherent overview of the scientific and clinical aspects of public health. We work to equip students with the biostatistical and epidemiological methods necessary to read and assess evidence for therapies and preventive strategies in medicine. We also present examples of clinical applications of research on nutrition and on the prevention of disease, and offer optional electives permitting further exploration of these topics.

4. Collaborators, staff and faculty by name and email:

John Bogden, Ph.D.: bogden@umdnj.edu

William Halperin, M.D., Dr.P.H.: halperwe@umdnj.edu

Steven Marcus, M.D.: smarcus@njpies.org

Reza Najem, M.D., Ph.D.: najem@umdnj.edu

Marian Passannante, Ph.D.: passanna@umdnj.edu

Peter Wenger, M.D.: wengerpn@umdnj.edu

5. Specifics about activity:

We currently offer coursework in biostatistics, epidemiology, community health, clinical and public health nutrition, and clinical preventive medicine. As the New Jersey Medical School undergoes a process of curriculum reform, some of this material may no longer be presented in department-specific courses, but may instead be presented by our department's faculty in cooperation with other departments in large joint courses.

6. Publications from project:

Holland, B. K., Probability Without Equations: Concepts for Clinicians, Johns Hopkins University Press, hardcover and paperback editions, 1998.

Holland, B. K. “A Classroom Demonstration of Hypothesis Testing.” Teaching Statistics, in press.

Holland, B. K. “A Classroom Note on The Binomial and Poisson Distributions: Biomedical Examples for Use in Teaching Introductory Statistics.” Mathematics and Computer Education, in press.

7. Other related websites:

http://njms.umdnj.edu/index.cfm

8. Opportunities for students:

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9. Opportunities for volunteers:

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Date revised: 07/19/06