TY - JOUR
T1 - COVID-19 Pandemic as a Change Agent in the Structure and Practice of Statistical Consulting Centers
AU - Lee, Shing
AU - Bagiella, Emilia
AU - Vaughan, Roger
AU - Govindarajulu, Usha
AU - Christos, Paul
AU - Esserman, Denise
AU - Zhong, Hua
AU - Kim, Mimi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 American Statistical Association.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - When New York City (NYC) became an epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, statistical consulting centers at academic medical institutions in the area were immediately inundated with requests from hospital leadership and researchers for methodological support to address different aspects of the outbreak. Statisticians suddenly had to pivot from their usual responsibilities to focus entirely on COVID-19 work, and consulting centers had to devise innovative strategies to restructure their workflow and develop new infrastructure to address the acute demand for support. As statisticians from seven NYC-area institutions, we share our experiences and lessons learned during the pandemic, with the hope that this will lead not only to better preparedness for future public health crises when the skills and expertise of statisticians are critically needed, but also to lasting improvements to the structure and practice of statistical consulting centers.
AB - When New York City (NYC) became an epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, statistical consulting centers at academic medical institutions in the area were immediately inundated with requests from hospital leadership and researchers for methodological support to address different aspects of the outbreak. Statisticians suddenly had to pivot from their usual responsibilities to focus entirely on COVID-19 work, and consulting centers had to devise innovative strategies to restructure their workflow and develop new infrastructure to address the acute demand for support. As statisticians from seven NYC-area institutions, we share our experiences and lessons learned during the pandemic, with the hope that this will lead not only to better preparedness for future public health crises when the skills and expertise of statisticians are critically needed, but also to lasting improvements to the structure and practice of statistical consulting centers.
KW - Biostatistical collaboration
KW - Statistical consulting centers
KW - Statistical practice
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85124343306&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/00031305.2021.2023045
DO - 10.1080/00031305.2021.2023045
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85124343306
SN - 0003-1305
VL - 76
SP - 152
EP - 158
JO - American Statistician
JF - American Statistician
IS - 2
ER -