The University of New Mexico

Biostatistics & Epidemiology

Our Mission

The mission of the Biostatistics and Epidemiology Program is to promote and enhance biostatistics and epidemiology as academic disciplines within the Division of Family Medicine and to provide expertise in education, research and service in the areas of biostatistics, epidemiology and data management for the Department of Family and Community Medicine, the Health Sciences Center, and the State of New Mexico.

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What we do
The FCM Biostats team works with faculty, researchers and learners in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and College of Population Health to support impactful and innovative research.

We also support several educational programs at HSC by providing individual consultation for medical students, biomedical sciences clinical research students, public health students, and residents, as well as collaborate with the College of Population Health to provide biostatistics courses.

Some of the ways that we can help you with your project include the following:

            Proposal Support Services:

  • Write grants other research evaluation applications
  • Research design
  • Analysis Plan
  • Sample size calculation
  • Evaluation plan

            Scholarship Support Services:

  • Data collection and management
  • Introduce novel methods
  • Analyze data and interpret results
  • Contribute to relevant sections of manuscripts

 Contact us for an individual consultation

We are happy to meet with you to develop an individualized plan based on your needs and project scope. Please contact Dr. Orrin Myers, Biostats Program Director, to set up a consultation.