Consultation

We offer two options for research methodology and statistical consultation at Biostatistics and Research Methodology Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia; 1) Free session and 2) Paid session (via USAINS).

1) Free Consultation Session

We offer general advice on research methodology and medical statistics.

FREE consultation is ONLY offered to students and lecturers in the School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). For other students and faculty members (inside or outside USM), please follow CONSULTATION (USAINS) pathway below.

Each consultation session is limited to a maximum of 30 minutes. If you require more than 3 sessions, please kindly consider adding the consultant as a co-researcher or choose CONSULTATION (USAINS) pathway below.

Please contact Puan Rosnida Said at Ext. 6831 or come to the unit office for an appointment date and further information.

2) Paid Consultation Session (via USAINS)

We also offer consultation service on research methodology and medical statistics under USAINS. The service includes:

General consultation
Analysis and editing service

You may download the consultation service poster.

Our lecturers specialize in the following areas:

Lecturer	Expertise
Associate Professor Dr. Najib Majdi Yaacob This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Sample size determination Systematic review and meta-analysis Randomized controlled trial Development and validation of clinical measurement tools Psychometrics Medical diagnostic Machine learning
Profesor Dr. Norsa'adah Bachok This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Disease epidemiology Qualitative study Study design Sample size determination
Associate Professor Dr. Sarimah Abdullah This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Univariate and multivariate data analysis Regression analysis Ethics in research Sample size determination
Associate Professor Dr. Kueh Yee Cheng This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Univariate and multivariate data analysis Questionnaire development and validation Psychometrics Structural equation modelling Systematic review and meta-analysis Sample size determination
Associate Professor Dr. Siti Azrin Ab Hamid This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Exploratory data analysis Multivariate analysis Survival analysis Sample size determination
Dr. Anis Kausar Ghazali This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Univariate and multivariate data analysis Survival analysis Spatial survival modelling Sample size determination
Dr. Wan Nor Arifin Wan Mansor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Bias correction in medical diagnostic Development and validation of clinical measurement tools Psychometrics Sample size determination Statistical programming Machine learning

Mode of Consultation

General consultation: face-to-face meeting or online meeting (RM80 per hour)

proposal and protocol preparation
dissertation and thesis preparation
study design - randomized controlled trials, observational and validation studies
sample size determination
research ethics

Analysis and editing service: research project / manuscript (Rate by project, RM80 per man hour required)

statistical analysis and reporting
manuscript editing (methodological and statistical content)

Appointment

Please fill up the appointment form to request for an appointment date.

Consultation Fee

The consultation fee is RM80 per hour, payable after the consultation. Kindly transfer the payment to the following bank account:

USAINS HEALTHCARE SDN. BHD.
Bank Name: CIMB Bank Berhad
Account Number: 8006815124

Please email the payment receipt to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and contact 09-7673801 for further arrangement.