BIOSTATISTICS EDUCATION FOR UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS

Biostatistics is relevant to students and practitioners in medicine and health sciences and is taught as a part of the medical curriculum. The Biostatistical literacy of medical students is a problem all over the world including Pakistan which is actively discussed in different publications. Biostatistics is the subject in the medical curriculum that is not popular among the undergraduate students. The negativity of the medical students towards biostatistics is real and their perception can easily be changed through interactive teaching techniques by trained faculty. This paper describes the problems and challenges confront in teaching biostatistics to medical students. Some suggestions and guidelines are presented which may help to surmount these problems and enhance the teaching of biostatistics in health sciences.