At a glance
Start date
Available from March 2026
Duration
5 hours of self-paced lectures
Study mode
Online
Fees
$260
What you will learn
The focus is on the statistical needs of physician trainees and the topics covered in the FRACP examination.
The Statistics for Basic Physician Training workshop is flexible online statistical training. After enrolment, all the materials provided, including recordings of the lectures, notes, summary notes, and a practice multiple-choice test with worked solutions, will be available to you, and you will have access to the materials until 1 March 2027.
Workshop topics
- Measures used for comparison of groups (absolute risk difference, relative risk, odds ratio, attributable risk, number needed to treat).
- Statistical inference using confidence intervals.
- Statistical inference using hypothesis tests, giving rise to P-values.
- Statistical methods
- Design and interpretation of randomised controlled trials, other study designs (case-control studies, cohort studies) and their potential biases.
- Diagnostic tests (sensitivity and specificity, positive predictive value, area under the curve).
- Survival analysis
- Meta-analysis
Join a Q&A session
Professor Ian Gordon will run the following Q&A sessions:
- 5pm, 28 July 2026
- 5pm, 20 November 2026
Participants will be emailed a Zoom link before each session.
Presenter
Professor Ian Gordon
Ian is Professor of Statistics and Director of the Statistical Consulting Centre at The University of Melbourne. He has delivered training in statistics to doctors for over 30 years, and has extensive experience in medical and epidemiological research.
He has been a Chief Investigator on NHRMC-funded research projects and has been involved in the design and analysis of many randomised controlled trials, case-control and cohort studies. He is a previous President of the Statistical Society of Australia.
Who should take this course?
This course is specifically designed for physician trainees preparing for the FRACP examination; it covers the statistical topics included in the examination.
What people are saying
"Incredible teaching; it was a privilege to attend."
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More information
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Course cost
$260
- You will be given access to a portal on the Learning Management System of the University of Melbourne, where you will find the documents, materials and recordings. Access to the materials will be on the portal until 1 March 2027.
- $30 cancellation fee applies.
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5 hours of self-paced lectures.
The content is available until 1 March 2027, and you can work through it at the pace that suits you.
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