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“The health system needs physicians with a broader, population-based perspective. A year as a CDC Experience fellow provides an experience invaluable to any physician, regardless of career path.” - Denise Koo, M.D., M.P.H. |
Fellowship Overview
Funded by a grant from Pfizer Inc, The CDC Experience Applied Epidemiology Fellowship at CDC provides medical students with an applied hands-on training experience in epidemiology and public health. Eight competitively selected medical students from around the country who are completing their second or third year of medical school will spend up to one full year at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. While at CDC, with the guidance of experienced CDC epidemiologists, they carry out epidemiologic analyses in areas such as birth defects, injury, chronic disease, infectious disease, environmental health, reproductive health and minority health.
Training and work assignments provide opportunities to perform epidemiologic analyses and research, design public health interventions, assist in public health field experiences and report on findings through written and oral scientific presentations.
By gaining an in-depth perspective of the role epidemiology plays in protecting the health and safety of both individuals and entire populations, The CDC Experience graduates will be better prepared to pursue careers in clinical medicine, clinical epidemiology, health services research, preventive medicine and public health. They will have the potential to become future physician leaders and to substantially contribute to the quality of the health care system.
Fellowship Details
- 10-12 month fellowship in applied epidemiology and public health for medical students completing their second or third year of medical school
- Classes begin in late summer
- Stipend provided for living expenses
Fellowship Activities
- Orientation to CDC and didactic training
- Monthly seminars
- Monthly journal clubs
- Hands-on training and work experience at CDC
- Participation in field experiences
- Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Annual Conference attendance
- Presentation of a culminating project
Application Information
Fellowship Application Materials (PDF) Application materials for the 2009 fellowships must be postmarked by December 5, 2008. For more information about The CDC Experience, please e-mail cdcexperience@cdcfoundation.org.