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The Department's broad research portfolio is the foundation for research training opportunities in general epidemiology and in specific areas including the following:
- The Cancer Training Fellowship (training grant opportunities for pre- and post-doctoral students)
- Cardiovascular Diseases (training grant opportunities for pre- and post-doctoral students)
- Clinical Epidemiology (training grant opportunities for MDs)
- Clinical Trials (training grant opportunities for pre- and post-doctoral students)
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Aging (training grant opportunities for MDs)
- General Epidemiology
- Human Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology
- Infectious Diseases (training grant opportunities for international students)
- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology
- Risk Sciences
Training is offered through a core methodologic sequence, with more focused courses in the specific areas. For some training areas there are required courses. Students tailor their curricula with help from their advisors.
Faculty interests are broad, covering many very specific and general topics. Incoming students may want to pursue contact with faculty with whom they have research interests in common, although this is not required.
In addition to its curricular offerings, the Department houses a number of special resources and facilities that figure in the teaching mission.
is a joint effort of the departments of Epidemiology, Environmental Health Sciences, Health Policy and Management, Oncology, and Medicine, with faculty representing the disciplines of epidemiology, medicine, virology, biostatistics, genetics, and nursing. The Program provides pre- and postgraduate training to highly qualified students. Students in the training program may be degree candidates for masters or doctoral degrees or postdoctoral fellows. All trainees follow a core curriculum including courses in epidemiologic and biostatistic methods, and choose a multilevel series of courses in methods and issues in cancer epidemiology, prevention and control of cancer, and ethical issues in the conduct of cancer research.
The Program is designed to provide multidisciplinary training to the fellows in the Program and to develop them as the next generation of investigators in cancer epidemiology, prevention, and control. Graduates of the Program occupy major positions in the U.S. and around the world in both academic and government agencies and institutions. The possibility of funding through a training grant is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents only. Interested applicants should submit a separate letter of intent, in addition to their statement of goals and objectives, to the Admissions Office along with the regular admissions packet. supports the development of creative and independent investigators in cardiovascular disease epidemiology. Currently, four pre-doctoral and five post-doctoral trainees are being supported by our grant. Support includes tuition, stipend, and funds to attend a scientific meeting each year. The program is directed by Dr. Josef Coresh. Many trainees are based in the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research and are mentored by individuals active in both population based and clinical research. Among other outstanding collaborations, the program benefits from close ties with the Johns Hopkins University divisions of General Internal Medicine, Cardiology, and Endocrinology. We also train biostatisticians interested in application to cardiovascular epidemiology. more... Related Websites The Fogarty AIDS International Training and Research Program, for students who are active in HIV/AIDS collaborative research, is funded through Fogarty International. Interested applicants should contact Denise Carolan (dcarolan@jhsph.edu or 410-955-1514). is a newly developed training program for students from Peru, India, South Africa, Brazil, and the U.S. interested in tuberculosis prevention and control in developing countries. The Student Outbreak Response Team (SORT), established in 1988, is a mechanism for providing students with practical experience in investigation disease outbreaks. The program is a joint activity of the Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) and the students and faculty of the Department.
The working relationships the Department enjoys with other departments within the University and with a number of other institutions concerned with health and disease offer opportunities for students to broaden their experience. These resources include the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the University of Maryland Medical School, the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Comprehensive Cancer Center, metropolitan Baltimore hospitals, the Social Security Administration, the Maryland State and Baltimore City Health Departments, and a number of institutions in other cities.
In the past, arrangements have been made for students and faculty to work at the Roswell Park Memorial Institute, the National Center for Health Statistics, the Frederick Cancer Research Center of the National Cancer Institute, the National Institutes of Health, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, the U.S. Veterans Administration, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Centers for Disease Control, and the World Health Organization. Additional learning opportunities for students and fellows are listed below and are described in the Affiliated Research Centers catalog section.
Within the School, joint programs with other departments are also possible. Fore more information on the centers, including the Center for Clinical Trials, the Risk Sciences and Public Policy Institute, and the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, see Affiliated Research Centers. |
