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Biostatistics in the new millennium: a consulting statistician's perspective

Department of Biostatistics, Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA, gehane{at}gunet.georgetown.edu

This article attempts to predict the future for biostatistics and biostatisticians in the twenty-first century. Life will certainly be more complex and there will be growth in population, large corporations, and globalization generally. However, there will continue to be problems relating to biology, medicine, health and the environment, so biostatisticians can surely play an important role, if they are willing to adapt to changing circumstances. Personal views are expressed concerning those areas of most recent development that seem likely to be continued in the coming years: applications (clinical trials, epidemiology, vital statistics), philosophies, models, advances in computing, and the profession of biostatistics.

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