The ASA Section on Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences (TSHS) is excited to present our Winter 2023 webinar. Dr. Amy Nowacki of the Cleveland Clinic will moderate our 2-hour panel discussion with Dr. Amanda Ellis of the University of Kentucky, Dr. Steve Foti of the University of Florida, Dr. Steve Grambow of Duke University, Dr. Matt Hayat of Georgia State University, Dr. James Odei of Ohio State University, and Dr. Matt Zawistowski of the University of Michigan. They will discuss teaching career pathways in the health sciences.

The webinar is FREE and open to all. Details and registration information are below.

TITLE: Teaching in the Health Sciences: Is there a Viable Teaching Career Pathway?

PANELISTS:   Dr. Amy Nowacki, Cleveland Clinic (moderator)

Dr. Amanda Ellis, University of Kentucky

Dr. Steve Foti, University of Florida

Dr. Steve Grambow, Duke University

Dr. Matt Hayat, Georgia State University

Dr. James Odei, Ohio State University

Dr. Matt Zawistowski, University of Michigan

DATE/TIME: January 31, 2023, from 3-5pm (Eastern)

VENUE: Online webinar hosted using the Zoom platform

ABSTRACT: Career pathways for collaborative biostatisticians, where the primary focus is collaborative research, have been established in many biostatistics departments and research organizations in the last decade or so. Comparable career pathways for teaching biostatisticians, where the primary focus is teaching and teaching-related research, are much rarer, although they are becoming more common in statistics departments. These positions go by a variety of names including Teaching Professor, Professor of the Practice, or Clinical Professor. In this webinar a panel of faculty in teaching-focused positions in biostatistics will discuss the opportunities and challenges for such positions. We will discuss how common teaching-focused positions are; the typical position responsibilities, advancement opportunities, and evaluation metrics; the value of these positions for their institutions; and the barriers to their implementation. This webinar will interest biostatisticians currently in or considering teaching-focused positions, PhD students and postdocs curious about these types of positions, as well as department heads thinking about how such positions could be structured.

REGISTRATION: To register, please complete the form here:

https://uniofqueensland.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3qvoKKDhrDqm1Zs

We will send the Zoom link for the webinar to your email address about a week before the webinar.