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The Medical Section is a long-established section of the Royal Statistical Society. Whilst electronic records of the activities of the section only date back to the mid 80’s, correspondence with fellow statisticians anecdotally suggests that the section was already ‘well established in the 1960’s’.

Medical statistics and health data science are important applied fields. Statistical methodology and translation into practice/application continues to develop in line with advances in science and technology. In future years the importance of medical statistics and data science will likely continue to grow.

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The aim of the section is to develop and support the application of statistical methods in all branches of medicine. This is achieved by:

Organise and support regular high-quality meetings focused on issues of importance in medical and healthcare statistics at The Society’s head office, across the United Kingdom and online.
Where possible the section will work with other sections and non-RSS organizations to promote Medical Statistics. This has included the PSI (statisticians in the pharmaceutical industry), NIHR Statistics Group, RSS Local Groups, and the international biometrics society.
Jointly organise the Annual Perspectives on Statistics in Medicine (formerly Bradford Hill memorial lecture) with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Encourage members to contribute articles to the RSS and ASA magazine ‘Significance’.
Public engagement via an active presence on social media and a podcast.
Support the professional development of medical statisticians and health data scientists.