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About the Course

How can you tell if the bold headlines seen on social media are truly touting the next big thing or if the article isn't worth the paper it's printed on? Understanding Medical Studies, will provide you with the tools and skills you need to critically interpret medical studies, and determine for yourself the difference between good and bad science. The course covers study-design, research methods, and statistical interpretation. It also delves into the dark side of medical research by covering fraud, biases, and common misinterpretations of data. Each lesson will highlight case-studies from real-world journal articles. By the end of this course, you'll have the tools you need to determine the trustworthiness of the scientific information you're reading and, of course, whether or not your Facebook friend is wrong. This course was made possible in part by the George M. O'Brien Kidney Center at Yale....

Top reviews

PB

Sep 27, 2021

I used to be in a statistics career field and use some of that knowledge for this course. I absolutely feel like it's easier to spot fraud and will help me have a critical eye for so many other areas!

DW

Sep 27, 2020

Well organized and informative content. Dr. Wilson was an engaging and knowledgeable faculty member; I look forward to enrolling in another course under his leadership.

Calvin E Woodland, EdD, PsyD

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By Abdüssamet A

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May 12, 2021

It is a very good course. I learned a lot. The presenter knows what is he doing and he is very funny. I never bored along the whole course.

By Maria S

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May 4, 2021

Very professional and clear presentation of the subject. Easy understood material and well organized presentation. Very useful information.

By Marilyn B L

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Jul 2, 2020

The course has been helpful and insightful. The discussions were concise, easy to understand, and humorous at times. Thank you, Dr. Wilson.

By Kathy A

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Oct 10, 2020

A nicely paced course with relevant information for those who need to evaluate medical studies. Made a fairly complex area understandable.

By giovannadavitti@mac.com

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Jul 1, 2020

Phenomenally clear, engaging and intelligently put together

The very best course I have ever followed on Coursera and I have finished many!

By Fabio F

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Jun 12, 2020

Incredible course altogether. Amazing teach, really informal delivery but content very engaging and thorough. Best course I've taken here

By Cheryl T

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Jun 11, 2020

The speaker was amazing. Super engaging and had great real life examples that made this content very related and clear. Highly recomm

By IMRAN I

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Jun 2, 2021

The best course i have attended to date. WIsh it never ended. Last 7 weeks were so amazing journey of understanding medical research.

By Bryony G

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Feb 2, 2021

Really helpful and well-structured course. I understand so much more about what I'm reading in the news re the covid Vaccine data now.

By Lucía G V

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Oct 5, 2021

This course was really interesting, and the way the professor explained everything made it super easy to understand all the concepts.

By Alexander O

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Jun 21, 2020

Great course! Very well explained how to read and understand medical studies, also this knowledge is transferable to other fields.

By Leila Z

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Jan 3, 2023

The most useful course I have ever taken. Many Thanks professor Perry Wilson; I really enjoyed every single video of this course.

By Maximum D

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Feb 23, 2021

Thank you so much for this course. It was fun and easy to follow and understand. I recommend highly to all medical professionals.

By Archie

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Sep 11, 2021

great for people who don't have heavy math knowledge and understanding of the scientific method to learn about medical research.

By Yasmeen E

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Jan 30, 2021

Thanks too much..I have got strong and great benefit..the course is extremely helpful in my career.

Thanks for your great effort.

By CG生酮食记

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Dec 14, 2020

Excellent and humorous professor, simple and practical course. I feel lucky to finish this course and enjoyed during the course.

By Asmara M

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Dec 3, 2020

Excellent and very immersive! I wish there had been an option to download the slides so I could annotate over them during class.

By Husain N A

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Sep 7, 2020

I'm happy with the beautiful material (including some jokes)

motivated more about reading studies & doing some in the near future

By Andrea S

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May 21, 2020

Great course. Lots of good information and challenging quizzes. Presented in an entertaining, logical format. Highly recommend.

By Singankutti A N S G

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Nov 28, 2020

This course is more valuble and knowledgeable. I could improve my knowledge about statistics and reasearch through this course.

By Santi H

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Feb 27, 2024

well designed, easy-to-understand content. this course will improve your ability to interpret and critique medical literature.

By Taweesup

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Dec 30, 2020

This course is very good, easy to understand. Strongly recommend for anyone who want to really understand medical publication.

By Charlotte S

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Jun 4, 2020

Brilliant course, in depth, fascinating and enlightening, and made really accessible by Dr Wilson's entertaining presentation.

By Eman K

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Aug 1, 2021

Very informative , I think I will return to many of the information in the future.

Really enjoyed Prof. Wilson teaching style

By Andy C

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Mar 2, 2021

A very interesting topic, once I started to understand the complexities. And Professor Wilson is really an excellent speaker.