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| The Global Disease Epidemiology and Control program provides training for public health practitioners (MHS) and researchers (PhD) who will use epidemiologic, immunologic, and/or laboratory and statistical methods to design, implement, and/or evaluate disease control interventions for diseases of global public health importance. Graduates have a fundamental understanding of the pathogenesis, epidemiology, and control measures applicable to diseases of public-health importance in disadvantaged populations. Interventions to be studied will be primarily biomedical (e.g., therapeutic or prophylactic drugs, vaccines, or environmental modifications), although there may be a behavioral component to effective implementation of such interventions. Special strengths of the program are infectious disease epidemiology (including emerging infections), vaccinology, and computational modeling and simulation of epidemics of infectious diseases. Students acquire a broad understanding of the methods needed to design studies and gain hands-on experience in the design, conduct, and analysis of community and clinical trials and/or laboratory-based investigations. Subjects of investigation include the immunologic and biologic basis of responses to immunizations and other prophylactic or therapeutic interventions. MHS candidates should have a strong undergraduate background in biology and/or the quantitative sciences. Potential master's students may make inquiries to the academic coordinator for more information. Doctoral candidates should have a degree in medicine, veterinary medicine, or dentistry, or a master’s-level degree or equivalent graduate training in epidemiology, statistics, international health, tropical medicine, microbiology, parasitology, immunology, or virology. Prior work experience is preferred. For additional information about the program, visit http://www.dpcp.org/. |
