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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!

JA

Jul 24, 2020

This is a great course that helps you interpret the correct way to read clinical studies. It's something I'll use, especially when and if I am asked to take a medication that has serious side effects.

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By Shai A

Nov 1, 2020

Great course and great instructor. It was both enjoyable and very insightful. Thanks!

By Jhon S R M

Jul 20, 2020

An amazing, very useful course, and probably the most fun I've ever done on Coursera!

By Mohamed A

May 31, 2020

One of the best courses on coursera.

The best to start learning about medical research

By Víctor G

Jun 28, 2020

I will recommend it to everybody! It is better than I was expecting... Thanks a lot!

By Marian R R G

Aug 10, 2020

Excellent course, everybody should take it as a base to interpret medical research.

By Lukáš H

Apr 20, 2022

Phenomenal course! Engaging and clear while packed and thorough. Perry is awesome!

By saeide t

May 5, 2021

I really enjoy this course and I think Dr. Wilson is very up-to-date and engaging.

By Raivis M

Oct 30, 2020

A great start for understanding medical research. Look forward to digging deeper.

By Megha N

Sep 5, 2020

Woohoo! Truly an amazing learning experience. Thank you, Dr.Wilson, and his team.

By Mary E Z

Aug 16, 2020

Very thorough and challenging. Professor was entertaining and very knowledgable.

By Anne V

May 18, 2020

Great information - very relevant

Creatively presented

Very knowledgeable presenter

By RahmaToumi

Sep 13, 2022

Great course! Extremely insightful, resourceful, fun, and inspiring! Thank you!

By GUADALUPE d C H h

Apr 19, 2021

el mejor curso que he tomado para comprender mejor la investigacion en medicina.

By Petra S

Dec 24, 2020

Excellent course! Dr. Wilson made the subject matter easy to understand and fun.

By Robert J

Sep 18, 2020

F. Perry Wilson did an amazing job of explaining medical research. Thanks a lot!

By Hemaa88 H

Aug 14, 2020

Excellent course this course based on Aristotelian logic and arabic logic's adds

By Julia C P

Jul 4, 2020

Great course, tons of information, engaging content! Highly recommend to anyone!

By Edward D

Jan 30, 2024

Superb and thoroughly accessible review of understanding the medical literature

By Meveshni G

Jun 4, 2020

Great course, increased my confidence in critically evaluating medical studies.

By RAUL C

Jan 26, 2021

nice excellent profesor clear and inspire to learn medical study

thanks

congrats

By Amanda M

Jan 19, 2021

Fun and informative class. The instructor was engaging and easy to understand.

By Luis M N

Nov 18, 2022

Amazing basic of medical research. Strongly recommended for any medical level

By Tigist T

Nov 1, 2020

He is a great teacher and well Spoken that makes the course more interesting.

By Alondra I

Oct 28, 2020

Great teacher and great teaching method! I really enjoyed taking this course.

By Rianna P S C

Oct 14, 2020

Great production value though the assessments could be a bit more challenging