Ashley Petersen

While earning my graduate degree in biostatistics ten years ago, there was little variation in the formats of the courses I took. Professors delivered prepared lectures using slide decks or notes on the whiteboard (with one memorable course taught using an overhead projector with transparencies of the course notes). Biostatistics graduate programs do not always require any formal training in teaching, so assistant professors in research-focused positions may find themselves teaching courses with their main preparation being their own classroom experiences as students.

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