Python Programming for Medical Research - Comprehensive Learning Roadmap
Introduction to Python for Medical Research
Why Python is popular in medical research and data science
Setting up Python and Jupyter Notebook for research workflows.
Python Programming for Medical Research - Comprehensive Learning Roadmap
Python Basics for Research Data Handling
Essential data types and structures in Python: lists, dictionaries, data frames (using Pandas)
Loading and saving data: handling CSV, Excel, and clinical data formats.
Python Programming for Medical Research - Comprehensive Learning Roadmap
Data Cleaning and Transformation
Handling missing data and data inconsistencies
Data wrangling with Pandas: filtering, merging, grouping, and reshaping data.
Python Programming for Medical Research - Comprehensive Learning Roadmap
Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) in Medical Research
Summary statistics, distribution analysis, and outlier detection
Using Python for EDA on clinical datasets to identify patterns.
Python Programming for Medical Research - Comprehensive Learning Roadmap
Data Visualization for Clinical Research
Creating effective visualizations with Matplotlib and Seaborn
Common medical research plots: histograms, box plots, scatter plots, and Kaplan-Meier survival
curves.
Python Programming for Medical Research - Comprehensive Learning Roadmap
Statistical Analysis Techniques in Python
Hypothesis testing (t-tests, chi-square tests) for medical research
Regression analysis (linear, logistic) for predictive modeling
Survival analysis with lifelines library for medical research data.
Python Programming for Medical Research - Comprehensive Learning Roadmap
Advanced Data Analysis Techniques
Machine learning basics for clinical data analysis: model selection and evaluation
Cross-validation, ROC curves, and performance metrics.
Python Programming for Medical Research - Comprehensive Learning Roadmap
Reproducible Research and Reporting Results
Formatting tables and results with Pandas and tabulate
Creating reproducible research reports with Jupyter Notebook and exporting to PDF.
Python Programming for Medical Research - Comprehensive Learning Roadmap
Practice Projects and Resources
Sample projects: analyzing patient outcomes, building predictive models
Resources: Python libraries for medical data, online courses, forums.
