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Andreea Seicean comes from a family of physicians but as a youngster had no intention of following in those footsteps. Now in an MD/PhD program, Andreea says participation in the Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition helped change her mind.
October 30, 2012 | Story
As director of epidemiology for the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County (Indiana), Joe Gibson, MPH, PhD, used Common Ground funding to define business processes that could be scaled up in an emergency.
August 27, 2012 | Story
Scott Kobner, the son of police officers, developed an early interest in infectious disease. What propelled that attraction into an education and career plan, he says, was the Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition.
August 27, 2012 | Story
Natalia Nazarewicz was a first-place national winner of the 2005-2006 Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition. From there, her academic path eventually led to the public health field, but it was definitely not a straight shot.
August 27, 2012 | Story
In high school Bevin Cohen compared the hand-hygiene practices of two hospital neonatal intensive care units. After winning high honors in the Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition, the project nudged her toward a career in public health.
August 27, 2012 | Story
Now earning a medical degree and PhD in biochemistry, Aman Prasad is clearly headed for a life of productive science. A winner of the Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition, he cites that experience as an influence on his career plans.
January 1, 2004 | Program Result
The Epidemic Intelligence Service is a two-year, postgraduate program that trains physicians and other health professionals in skills necessary to investigate infectious disease outbreaks and epidemics.
January 1, 1998 | Program Result
From 1995 to 1996, the New York Academy of Medicine, New York, established he Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies.
October 11, 2012 | New Public Health Post
More than 500 public health legal experts, advocates, practitioners and researchers gathered in Atlanta, Georgia, this week to discuss the top issues facing the field. William Foege, MD, MPH, kicked off the conference with a keynote address at the 2 ...
August 27, 2012 | Story
Katrina Diaz, the daughter of two physicians, had a good idea she was headed toward a medical career. The Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition provided an "affirmation," she says. "It let me know that I was on the right track."