Greater data science at baccalaureate institutions

Donoho's JCGS (in press) paper is a spirited call to action for statisticians, who he points out are losing ground in the field of data science by refusing to accept that data science is its own domain. (Or, at least, a domain that is becoming distinctly defined.) He calls on writings by John Tukey, Bill Cleveland, and Leo Breiman, among others, to remind us that statisticians have been dealing with data science for years, and encourages acceptance of the direction of the field while also ensuring that statistics is tightly integrated. As faculty at baccalaureate institutions (where the growth of undergraduate statistics programs has been dramatic), we are keen to ensure statistics has a place in data science and data science education. In his paper, Donoho is primarily focused on graduate education. At our undergraduate institutions, we are considering many of the same questions.Comment: in press response to Donoho paper in Journal of Computational Graphics and Statistic

Theoretical surgery: a new specialty in operative medicine

Theoretical surgery is defined as a nonoperative decision analysis and clinical and basic research supporting system for surgery. It developed to meet the needs of academic surgeons to coordinate communication with basic science disciplines. This article summarizes the development of this idea at the University of Marburg where theoretical surgery has reached departmental and institutional proportions. Its objectives and methods are described. Central to its operation are permanent working teams of 2 clinical surgeons, 1 basic scientist (theoretical surgeon), 1-2 technicians, and 1-2 students focusing on one problem in a joint interdisciplinary manner. Decision analysis with classification methods and the creation of decision trees and algorithms are central to the operation of this experiment. Lessons learned from this academic experiment and the accomplishments during the past 20 years are summarized on 3 levels of efficacy: performance, changing strategies, and outcome

2003 - 2004 Bulletin

Loma Linda UniversityBulletin of the School of Public Health2003-2004 Volume 92, Number 2, December 15, 2003https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/sph_bulletin/1001/thumbnail.jp

Center for Global Health - Mater of Public Health Academic Program Review, 2014

This 47 page report reviews Wright State University\u27s Center for Global Health - Master of Public Health programs, specifically looking at the time from Fall 2009 to Fall 2014

2001 - 2002 Bulletin

Loma Linda UniversityBulletin of the School of Public Health2001-2002 Volume 90, Number 3, April 15, 2002https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/sph_bulletin/1003/thumbnail.jp

Sacred Heart University Public Health Program Self-Study

From the Introduction: The public health program began in the fall, 2018. The public health program has only one degree offered, a master’s of public health (MPH) degree with a concentration in community health. The program was developed in response to an observed need. Specifically, Sacred Heart undergraduate students in both the Health Science and Exercise Science undergraduate programs were asking for an MPH program that they could matriculate into after graduating from their undergraduate studies. The current MPH program director, Dr. Anna Greer, was already working at SHU as a behavioral scientist within SHU’s Exercise Science program. Dr. Greer worked with faculty at the University, faculty external to SHU at existing MPH programs, and regional public health leaders to develop the existing MPH program. Currently, the MPH program is its own department within the College of Health Professions: the Department of Public Health (i.e., the MPH program is synonymous with the public health department). We graduated our first class in May, 2019. We pride ourselves on engaging our students with the local community throughout the program whenever possible

2002 - 2003 Bulletin

Loma Linda UniversityBulletin of the School of Public Health2002-2003 Volume 91, Number 3, January 30, 2003https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/sph_bulletin/1002/thumbnail.jp

2000 - 2001 Bulletin

Loma Linda UniversitySchool of Public HealthBulletin 2000-2001 Volume 89, Number 4, October 1, 2000https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/sph_bulletin/1004/thumbnail.jp

2006 - 2007 University Catalog

Volume 96, Number 1, June 30, 2006 Published once a year June 30, 2006https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/univcatalog/1009/thumbnail.jp