The role of collaborative biostatisticians and epidemiologists in academic medical centres and how their degree type, supervisor type and sex influences recognition and feelings of respect is poorly understood. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of self-identified biostatisticians and epidemiologists working in academic medical centres in the United States or Canada. The survey was sent to 341 contacts at 125 institutions who were asked to forward the survey invitation to faculty and staff at their institution and posted on Community sections of the American Statistical Association website. Participants were asked a variety of questions including if they felt pressured to produce specific results, whether they had intellectual and ethical freedom to pursue appropriate use of statistical methods in collaborative research and if they felt their contributions were appropriately recognized by collaborators. We received responses from 314 biostatisticians or related methodologists. A majority were female (59%), had a doctorate degree (52%) and reported to a statistician or biostatistician supervisor (69%). Overall, most participants felt valued by their collaborators, but that they did not have sufficient calendar time to meet deadlines. Doctoral-level participants reported more autonomy in their collaborations than master's level participants. Females were less likely to feel recognized and respected compared with males. The survey results suggest that while most respondents felt valued by their collaborators, they have too many projects and need more time to critically review research. Further research is needed to understand why response differs by sex and how these responses fluctuate over time.

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学术医疗中心的协作生物统计学和流行病学：评估与健康研究人员关系和伦理影响的调查


人们对学术医疗中心中合作生物统计学家和流行病学家的作用以及他们的学位类型、主管类型和性别如何影响认可和尊重感知之甚少。我们对在美国或加拿大学术医疗中心工作的生物统计学家和流行病学家进行了一项横断面调查。该调查已发送给 125 个机构的 341 位联系人，他们被要求将调查邀请转发给所在机构的教职员工，并发布在美国统计协会网站的社区部分。参与者被问到了各种各样的问题，包括他们是否感到有压力去产生具体的结果，他们是否有智力和道德自由来在合作研究中适当使用统计方法，以及他们是否认为他们的贡献得到了合作者的适当认可。我们收到了 314 名生物统计学家或相关方法学家的回复。大多数人是女性（59%），拥有博士学位（52%）并向统计学家或生物统计学家主管（69%）报告。总体而言，大多数参与者都感到自己的合作者很重视，但他们没有足够的时间来按时完成任务。博士级别的参与者比硕士级别的参与者在合作中拥有更多的自主权。与男性相比，女性不太可能感到被认可和尊重。调查结果表明，虽然大多数受访者感到自己的合作者很重视，但他们的项目太多，需要更多时间来批判性地审查研究。需要进一步的研究来了解为什么反应因性别而异以及这些反应如何随时间波动。