Effective Collaboration Between Statisticians and Principal Investigators

摘要

I have spent the past 20 years functioning in different situations where "results" were measured by the actions of several individuals interacting toward a common goal. As captain of my rugby team, I constantly worked with my coach, my co-captain, the team's executive board, and my teammates to guide us toward winning games and championships. As a middle-school math teacher-on top of researching and creating dynamic lesson plans-it was collaborating with my learning team of fellow teachers that truly set our students up for success. And finally, as a biostatistician, I work with principal investigators (PIs) every day to help them find solutions to their clinical research questions. In each of these scenarios, the "results" are different, but the core of how to get the best outcome always depends on effective teamwork and collaboration.