An overview of Preparing medical students for self-directed learning in statistics: What should we expect of tomorrow’s doctors?

This is the second of two papers reporting on plans for implementation of statistical eLearningtools generated through the MSOR Network-funded project ‘Statistics in medicine: a riskybusiness?’ and other funded development work. Here, I aim to provide an overview of the moreextensive two-year interdisciplinary project ‘Preparing medical students for self-directedlearning in statistics: What should we expect of tomorrow’s doctors?’, which commenced inDecember 2010. This project is funded for a two-year period by the University of EdinburghPrincipal’s Teaching Award Scheme (PTAS), which aims to promote good practice inteaching, learning and assessment at the University of Edinburgh and more widely.