The Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Statistics, Renmin University of China, was established in June 2020. Its predecessor is the Teaching and Research Section of Medical and Biological Statistics, founded in April 2006. It is dedicated to teaching and researching of statistical methods in the fields of public health and biomedicine.

Epidemiology and health statistics are essential subjects in medical science. As more epidemiological data appears, the combination of epidemiology and statistics is becoming increasingly important. Under this background, the major of Epidemiology and Health Statistics of the Renmin University of China was born in 2006 and qualified to award students Master’s Degrees in Medicine. With the deepening of China’s marketization, informatization, and internationalization, more and more demands are put forward on quantitative analysis. This subject, as a combination of statistics and epidemiology, plays a prominent role in scientific management and decision-making. The master students are widely required in pharmaceuticals, hospitals, and many other fields. Since founded of this major, there are more than ten graduating classes with Master’s Degrees in Medicine. In June 2020, the Teaching and Research Section of Medical and Biological Statistics upgraded to the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology. It will be of great practical and long-term significance to improve the quality and level of talent, intersection, and integration of multi-disciplinary in China.