Here's a quiz. I compare the number of people who get the disease after having my vaccine to those who got the disease after a placebo. Fewer get sick after the vaccine; p = 0.05. This means:

A. There is only a 1 in 20 chance that the vaccine does not work.

B. I am 95% confident that the vaccine works.

C. I have rejected the null hypothesis: the vaccine works.

D. It is 95% probable that the vaccine works.

E. The vaccine works and is around 5% effective.


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I'm all for studying and working hard to the point of actually inducing brain damage, but this ethics article is pretty persuasive. I used to scoff at people who complained about assignments or work load but as the boards are approaching I'm starting to agree. There is a huge difference between exposing students to information and requiring write-ups and projects that are basically the med-school version of administrative paperwork. I don't agree with the argument that being forced to write 50 T… Continue

On Thursday at noon, Dean Krugman, Senior Associate Dean Feinstein and Associate Dean Garrity gathered with faculty, students and staff to celebrate excellence. See the deserving award winners below!

Departmental awards

Department of Anesthesiology

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For the past 3 years we’ve been running an experiment in social networking between 2 classes: IMMU 7630 here at CU, a graduate course in human immunology, and PSIO 495 at University of Arizona, an undergraduate colloquium on inflammation. Students (and some others) post brief discussions about assigned or self-chosen topics on a blog, and the rest of the group can comment on them. The interactions between the CU group (older, many in grad school, fellows, or faculty) and the younge… Continue

Do you know what steps to take if someone feels suicidal, is having a “nervous breakdown”, or has overwhelming anxiety?


Mental Health First Aid Course

Available FREE to Anschutz Medical Campus students:

• Learn skills to help someone experiencing a mental health crisis
• Recognize early warning signs of mental illness
• Practice effective strategies for depression, anxiety, psychosis, substance abuse, eating disorders, and self-injury.


Six 2-hour classes in Ed II No… Continue