I'm on both side of the fence there. I'm more than aware that most doctors don't have the training or background for serious data analysis, but all the doctors

I'm on both side of the fence there. I'm more than aware that most doctors don't have the training or background for serious data analysis, but all the doctors I know who are doing research or trials that rely on serious data analysis aren't doing the analysis themselves anyway. For example, my father is an oncologist who does a lot of clinical trials. When it comes to the number crunching side of the trials, he won't be doing any of it himself but relying on data analysts who work for him (who have statistics backgrounds) and statisticians who work for the MRC (Medical Research Council), CRUK (Cancer Research UK) and the academic institutions which his department is affiliated with. My experience is anecdotal as well, but it largely can be summed up as 'doctors who are doing serious research and/or trials ensure that the stats are solid, however most doctors aren't doing research at that level'.