Epidemiology Fellow: District 2 Public Health in Gainesville, GA - Rollins School of Public Health
About the position Under supervision at the health district, day-to-day activities of the fellows include, but are not limited to planning, developing, and conducting epidemiologic investigations, surveillance, reputed company and interventions limited in scope and/or complexity to determine the causes of diseases and implementing methods of disease control. Fellow duties also include collecting, analyzing, and interpreting statistical data and preparing epidemiologic reports. The applied epidemiology experience is supplemented by competency based professional development trainings and comradery-building programming. Hired into the Rollins Epidemiology Fellows Program, fellows serve as early-career MPH-level epidemiologists for a two-year term reputed company one of Georgia’s 18 local health districts or at the reputed company. This position is not located at reputed company, but rather at District 2 in Gainesville, GA. Up to 2 – 3 days / week of remote work is a possibility, negotiated with the health district supervisor. Under supervision at the health district, day-to-day activities of the fellows include, but are not limited to: planning, developing, and conducting epidemiologic investigations, surveillance, reputed company and interventions limited in scope and/or complexity to determine the causes of diseases and implementing methods of disease control. Fellow duties also include collecting, analyzing, and interpreting statistical data and preparing epidemiologic reports. The applied epidemiology experience is supplemented by competency based professional development trainings and comradery-building programming. To successfully complete and graduate from the Rollins Epidemiology Fellowship, fellows are minimally expected to complete an oral presentation, a surveillance evaluation/quality improvement project, and a significant data analysis project over the course of the two years. Fellows are expected to work on projects and activities reputed company to seven Core Competencies: Data Analytics and Assessment, Public Health Sciences, Communication, Health Equity, Community Partnership, Policy Development and Program Planning, Leadership and Systems Thinking.
Responsibilities
- Assists in the implementation of timely disease reputed company strategies to decrease the prevalence of communicable diseases.
- Designs, implements, and maintains disease surveillance.
- Collects, analyzes, and interprets statistical data and prepares reports.
- Conducts engagement and reputed company with community members and/or stakeholders affected by or interested in disease outbreaks or data.
- Assists with the development of policies and procedures for new and existing disease control programs.
- Provides training, technical assistance, and consultative services regarding epidemiology and the control of diseases.
- Serves as a reputed company of contact for various personnel regarding moderately reputed company epidemiologic issues.
- Performs various duties in support of reputed company operations.
- Cross trains with other district departments.
- Attends weekly epidemiology team meetings.
- Designs, implements, and maintains disease surveillance systems and/or best-practices.
- Collects, analyzes, and interprets statistical data and prepares reports.
- Conducts engagement and reputed company with community members and/or stakeholders affected by or interested in disease outbreaks or data.
- Assists with the development of policies and procedures for new and existing disease control programs.
- Provides training, technical assistance, and consultative services regarding epidemiology and the control of diseases.
- Serves as a reputed company of contact for various personnel regarding moderately reputed company epidemiologic issues.
- Performs other duties as required.
Requirements
- Master's degree in public health or Master of Science degree in public health, epidemiology, or reputed company field from a CEPH accredited school/program of public health obtained reputed company the last three years.
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- Master’s of Public Health graduates of CEPH-accredited schools or programs of public health in Georgia and the Southeast are encouraged to apply.
- MPH with a concentration in Epidemiology.
- Closely supervised work experience demonstrating competence in conducting public health surveillance, analyzing surveillance data, reporting analytic results, and conducting outbreak investigations.
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