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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Understanding Medical Research: Your Facebook Friend is Wrong by Yale University

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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 trust...
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    Top reviews

    LT

    Apr 29, 2020

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    I enjoy studying this course , the material and video example are well made ,and easy to understand too . Overall this course is great and really helpful it also help me improve on my judgement skill.

    PB

    Sep 27, 2021

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    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!

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    Mar 29, 2021

    This course has been a gift during some tough days of otherwise covid-induced lifestyle limitations! It is challenging and very practical. It's been especially satisfying for me as I have recently retired from 45 years of nursing and have been missing a learning environment. Huge thanks to Dr Wilson for his engaging teaching style, rich with many examples and studies. Thankyou also to his team. I would highly recommend this course!!

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    Jun 14, 2020

    Very worthwhile course - not always easy to understand but worth your time and effort if you want to have a better understanding of medical studies. In this particular time when we are in the midst of a Pandemic it certainly doesn't hurt to be able to do your own due diligent in reading medical studies, Particularly as they pertain to the contra virus as well as any other medical subject matter you may be interested in reading.

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    Dec 5, 2024

    This was an excellent course with a lively upbeat presenter who managed to generate excitement about the material. Appreciate that the math was minimal, the points were clearly made, the examples relevant and I came out armed with an arsenal of critical thinking strategies to unravel the esoteric mysteries of medical studies. Thank you Perry for your contagious enthusiasm and sharing your vast knowledge of the topic.

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    Aug 16, 2020

    This course has really walked me through many important concepts systematically! Although I already have some basic statistic knowledge at the beginning, Dr. Perry Wilson has explained scientific terms in a very understandable, but more simple, way, which I found it's extremely interesting to go to the end of this course. I hope that you and your team will work on deeper courses for this series in the future!

    Grazie!

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    By Jerry G

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    Oct 22, 2021

    This was a well organized and very well presented course. The presenter and production was first rate. I will recommend this course to anyone who has an interest in reading studies, good and bad. In an age of uncertainty, this gives me a shot at obtaining some clarity from good and bad researchers. Thank you to everyone involved in this project. I

    I really wish I had access to this thirty years ago.

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    By Steve Q

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    Dec 14, 2020

    This course taught me how important it was to get out of my comfort zone. I can just imagine how this might be an upper level under graduate course or even a gradute course. I'll keep reviewing these lessons and perhaps engage in the group chats, though I do not have a science background and some of that dialogues seems out of reach. That said, I'm following Dr. Wilson on Twitter where more lessons exists.

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    By Carolina S C

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    Aug 27, 2021

    It is the perfect course to start in the reading and critical analysis of scientific publications. The information is complete and perfectly organized. It can be followed perfectly even if you have no previous knowledge. The teacher is fun and the lessons are very enjoyable. The complementary information and the tests are very adequate and help to fix the terms learned in each lesson. 100% recommended.

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    By Anthony B

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    Jun 22, 2020

    Extremely well presented Module, that will help you to better interpret statistics, and concepts used in Medical Research. I real team effort, has been put into researching, and developing this Module by both the presenter, and his unsung hero colleagues. Well done! I am applying these concepts in my own work as an NHS Medway Trust Data Analyst/Programme Manager, and Teacher of Mathematics, etc.

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    May 17, 2020

    Amazing course!! Prof. Perry Wilson, got me interested since the very first lecture, and led me to the end of the course in no time! I recommend taking the course, especially if you are a Med-School student, because it will make your life that easier! I would also like to point out for any non-english student that nothing in the course is too complicated to understand, so it's a win-win!

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    By Connie D

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    Jan 11, 2021

    Very helpful refresher, fun class, even the dad jokes. Would have even liked it to go one a bit longer, or perhaps a few more snap shots of actual clinical trials and application in the lectures, to learn better referencing of them when reading them. Perhaps compared with the easy to fun story examples you gave to better understand how the lecture examples pair with a real trial.

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    By Sean C

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    Nov 18, 2020

    This was a great course. The instruction (and his energy and enthusiasm) were fantastic, and the material was covered well for the target audience. This course has helped me, as a layman, better understand the mass of medical studies out there.

    My only suggestion would be to take a close look at the wording of some of the quiz questions. The answers often felt ambiguous to me.

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    By Suraya S

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    Jul 4, 2023

    Thank you so much for this course. Clinical research interpretation and statistics have always been a scary subject for me, but you made it easy to follow. I wish there were more courses like this. What i love the most was how each concept was explained simply and further illustrated with the use of real research context. It was easy to follow and was not daunting at all.

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    Jun 3, 2020

    First of all I would like to thank Dr. Perry Wilson who has done an awesome job presenting that topic with such a great structure and passion. Secondly, I would like to thank Coursera for having free access to this module. Overall, I have learned quite a lot of things and gained a much better understanding in detail as well as in total of medical research. All the best!

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    Apr 2, 2022

    Exccelent Course ! I enjoyed and learned new issues which could be applied in disgning my next studies and in writing my new mauscripts. I deeply appreciate your efforts for conducting this innovative course.

    I wish to have your certificate if it is possible.As you know from the samcation rules I can not transfer money from Iran to US.

    Best regards and heartfelt thanks

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    By Robert N

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    Nov 23, 2022

    A timely course that is needed by everyone who has ever said, "A recent study said..." or "There are many studies that prove..." The fact is that almost no one outside of the science fields will read an entire study yet they readily believe the headlines about them. The country needs this course more than ever. It's one of the best courses I've taken on Coursera.

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    By Seleem B

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    Oct 29, 2020

    I loved this course! The professor was engaging and easy to follow, the graphics were entertaining and the overall structure strongly enhanced my learning experience. I especially liked the quiz-like questions throughout the lectures as well as the goals and take-home points, facilitating understanding and ensuring that I understood the lecture and main points.

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    Sep 17, 2024

    This course is truly beneficial, delivering practical insights to enhance research and data analysis skills for scientists. I have great admiration for the instructor, Dr. Wilson, who has the ability to present each module in a clear, captivating, and subtly humorous manner. Highly recommend it to those who are still considering enrolling in this course!

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    By Elaine G

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    Apr 16, 2021

    Professor Wilson was exceptional in describing and defining the vast amount of information in quite an entertaining and interesting way! This course has stimulated my curiosity about Medical Research. I will see things quite differently and more intelligently than before I took this wonderful course! I hope to take another course with Professor Wilson.

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    By Gerry B

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    Oct 21, 2020

    This was an interesting and challenging course that provided a detailed way to evaluate a medical research paper and to intelligently critique a study, whether observational or experimental. I'm grateful for the instructor's expertise; I'll never be able to read a study I encounter in the same way again and I certainly won't take anything for granted.

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    Feb 28, 2021

    An excellent course, in a very pleasant and professional way, it teaches that "not all that glitters is gold", you have to know how to read and interpret medical literature. It explains the whole process, from the question to the interpretation of the results, but especially what to look for in the studies for the results to be valid.Thanks a lot.

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    Oct 30, 2020

    Fun way to highlight the important takeaways when reading preprints and peer reviewed studies. Makes statistics easy to digest. Reminds participants about conflicts of interest and retractions. Puts headlines in perspective. Wish this class had been available decades ago in nursing school. Statistics was required then but never put in context.

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    Oct 2, 2020

    This was one of the best lectures I ever experienced during my whole life as a student in university. I've learned more about statistics and studies then I have learned in my entire time at my "normal" university. I also improved my English reading skills. Now I'm going to write my master thesis without any doubts about studies and research!

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    Oct 29, 2023

    Prof. Wilson is so charismatic and fun to watch. The course is diversified in scope and represents a terrific opportunity for learning, as there's plenty to read, not just from what is exemplified during modules or required for quizzes, but also from the Lesson Guide, which will surely be of great help whenever I need to review something.

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    Sep 9, 2020

    The course is above my expectation and far different from the other statistics courses I have taken or books I have read. The lecturer taught me the importance of examining every research article critically, even published in renowned journals. There are lots of helpful contents, which I am going to review again for further understanding.

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    Feb 6, 2024

    Great course! From the breath of material to the depth of instruction, this course is designed to not only refresh your understanding (for those with a science background - though not required) but expand your ability to apply it. With relevant and timely examples, the instruction is a good balance of critical analysis and entertainment.

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