Upon completion of this Ph.D. program, graduates will have acquired the competency to:
- Design investigations of acute and chronic conditions as well as other adverse health outcomes in targeted populations.
- Analyze and evaluate data from epidemiologic investigations and surveillance systems.
- Differentiate special populations by race, ethnicity; culture; societal, educational, and professional backgrounds; age; sex; religion; disability; and sexual orientation.
- Critically evaluate results of epidemiologic studies, including analyses, interpretation and conclusions.
- Use current knowledge of causes of disease to guide epidemiologic practice.
- Prepare written and oral reports and presentations to effectively communicate necessary information to professional audiences, policy makers, and the general public.
- Develop community partnerships to support epidemiologic investigations.
- Prepare proposals for extramural peer-reviewed funding.
- Promote and model ethical conduct in epidemiologic practice.
- Bring epidemiologic perspectives to the development and analysis of public health policies.