FILLING THE GAP: PROVIDING FORMAL TRAINING FOR EPIDEMIOLOGISTS THROUGH A GRADUATE-LEVEL ONLINE CERTIFICATE IN FIELD EPIDEMIOLOGY

MacDonald et al discuss the Certificate in Field Epidemiology program that was developed and implemented by the North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness and the Office of Executive Education within the North Carolina Institute for Public Health, the service and outreach arm of the Univer...

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Published in:Public health reports (1974) 2008-09, Vol.123 (5), p.669-675
Main Authors: MacDonald, Pia D.M., Alexander, Lorraine K., Ward, Amy, Davis, Mary V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude of Health Personnel
Certification
Curriculum
Disease outbreaks
Education, Distance
Education, Medical, Graduate - methods
Email
Environmental surveillance
Epidemiology
Epidemiology - education
From the Schools of Public Health
Health education
Humans
Infectious diseases
North Carolina
On Linkages
Online instruction
Public health
Public Health - education
Surveillance
Teaching assistants
Technical support
Territories
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Summary:MacDonald et al discuss the Certificate in Field Epidemiology program that was developed and implemented by the North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness and the Office of Executive Education within the North Carolina Institute for Public Health, the service and outreach arm of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) School of Public Health (SPH), as well as the UNC SPH Department of Epidemiology. The Certificate in Field Epidemiology is an Internet-based, 12-credit, graduate-level program that can be completed in 16 months and requires no travel to the UNC campus.
ISSN:0033-3549
1468-2877
DOI:10.1177/003335490812300520