<p>Understanding Medical Research is an online course from Yale University on Coursera, taught by F. Perry Wilson, MD. It gives learners the tools to critically evaluate medical studies and the claims made about them.</p> <ul> <li>Open to all; no prior experience required.</li> <li>Six modules cover study design and research methods, medical statistics (p-values, relative vs absolute risk, sampling), common biases and confounding, causality, and research fraud.</li> <li>Teaches how to spot misinterpretations of research, both in news media and in scientific papers themselves.</li> <li>Highly rated on Coursera with thousands of learner reviews.</li> </ul> <p>Free to audit; a shareable certificate is available on paid completion, and financial aid can be requested.</p>