Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Epidemiology and Biostatistics

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Main Subject

Medicine

Degree

MDiv

Study Level

PHD

The PhD program in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Kentucky is intended to prepare professionals for a career in conducting population-based research and clinical trials. This is a unique program which strongly emphasizes the acquisition of applied skills in the complementary fields of epidemiology and biostatistics, as well as the theoretical foundations of these disciplines. Graduates of this program will be prepared to address the practical challenges of conducting population-based and clinical, translational research in the multidisciplinary work environments of academia, government, and industry. The essentially strong cross-training and mentoring nature of the program is intended to develop independent researchers who will be skilled in designing and conducting studies as well as analyzing, and interpreting the results from an increasing variety of designs and databases in the public health and medical research domains. The target audience for this program will include students with an appropriate prior bachelorâ€™s or masterâ€™s degree (in biostatistics, epidemiology, statistics, health services research, mathematical sciences, or a related field) with prior mathematical training to include two semesters of calculus (univariate differential and integral) and statistical methods. Practicing health care professionals (MDs, DMDs, Pharm Ds, etc.) who are interested in pursuing independent, doctoral level, research careers will be targeted for the program. Masterâ€™s graduates from psychology, computer science, engineering, business, biology, or chemistry may also find this degree program attractive. Students will complete a minimum of 57 credit hours of study plus dissertation research and the corresponding residency credits. The core curriculum consists of 33 credit hours comprising eleven courses, including nine courses in epidemiology and biostatistics, a 1-credit-hour doctoral seminar, and a three-credit-hour course that will serve as a broad introduction to public health. Students will also complete a minimum of 24 credit hours of electives, including at least three DGS-approved epidemiology courses and two 700 level biostatistics courses. Electives must be approved by the studentâ€™s dissertation committee and the DGS. If the student does not yet have a dissertation committee at the time approval is sought for an elective, then approval will rest with the DGS, who will serve as the studentâ€™s academic advisor until such time as the student has a dissertation advisor. After passing a written comprehensive examination over selected core courses (ordinarily between the fall and spring semesters of the second year for a full-time student), the student will select a dissertation advisor and form a dissertation committee. The dissertation research will be an original scientific project which is integrative in the sense that either advanced biostatistical methods are applied to a population-based epidemiologic study of sufficient size and appropriate design, or original theoretical research is undertaken in biostatistics with applied research problems. Ordinarily a dissertation document will produce at least two manuscripts of publishable quality, as well as an integrative literature review. The scope of the project will demonstrate independence, mastery of research skills, thoughtful reflection of the results, and contribute to new knowledge in the field of investigation. The student must pass both an oral qualifying examination in the early stages of dissertation research and a final oral defense once the dissertation research has been completed.

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Main Subject

Medicine

Degree

MDiv

Study Level

PHD

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2015
#301-400
2016
#251-300
2017
#201-250
2018
#251-300
2019
#351-400
2020
#351-400
2021
#351-400
2022
#301-350
2023
#351-400
2024
#401-450
2025
#401-450

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36.4

Citations per Paper

79.7

Employer Reputation

56.5

H-index Citations

International Research Network

47.9

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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Epidemiology and Biostatistics

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