生物统计学博士学位由公共卫生学院生物统计学系和艺术与科学研究生院数学与统计系共同管理。该计划面向在生物医学或流行病学领域寻求专业，学术或工业生物统计学家职业的研究生。该计划满足希望继续接受公共卫生培训并获得更高和更专业学位的卫生专业人员以及希望专门研究生物医学或流行病学统计方法的统计学家的需求。完成博士学位课程的学生将获得有关概率，统计推断和假设检验，实验和流行病学研究的设计和进行，统计计算以及数据分析的知识。该系的研究兴趣包括多元分析，生存分析，医学统计学，临床试验方法论，统计遗传学，监测，稳健统计，纵
The PhD program in Biostatistics is geared toward the graduate student who seeks a career as an academic, industrial, or governmental biostatistician. The program meets the needs of the professional who wishes to achieve a high graduate degree specialized in statistical theory and methods for biomedical or clinical research applications. Students who complete the PhD program will gain knowledge in probability, statistical inference, and hypothesis testing, the design and conduct of experimental and observational studies, statistical computation, and data analysis. Research interests of the program faculty include estimation and hypothesis testing theory, multivariate analysis, survival analysis, clinical trials methodology, statistical genetics and genomics, disease surveillance, robust statistics, longitudinal data analysis, time series, regression modeling for correlated data, causal inference, and the design of experiments.<br><br>Learning Outcomes<br>A candidate for a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Biostatistics is expected to demonstrate mastery of knowledge in biostatistics and to synthesize and create new knowledge, making an original and substantial contribution to the field in a timely fashion by:<br><br>Demonstrating mastery at a doctoral level of biostatistical theory and application through high achievement in coursework and on written comprehensive examinations.<br>Making an independent, original, and substantial contribution to the field of biostatistics, assessed through an oral defense of the dissertation work.<br>Demonstrating commitment to advancing the values of scholarship by keeping abreast of current advances in the field of biostatistics and showing commitment to personal professional development through engagement in professional societies and publication.<br>Conducting scholarly work in a professional and ethical manner guided by the principles of the profession.