Minimum Qualifications Training: A Doctorate degree from a regionally accredited college or university in epidemiology, public health, veterinary medicine, preventive medicine, medicine, biological, physical, behavioral or environmental sciences including at least two courses in epidemiology covering additional epidemiology principles, methods and design concepts or at least two courses in statistical design and methods courses for the behavioral sciences, or at least two publications in two different peer-reviewed journals, and at least one course in biostatistics or other research-oriented statistics course; and five years full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in epidemiology. OR A Master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university in epidemiology, public health, nursing, biology, physical, behavioral, natural or veterinary sciences, preventive medicine, or medicine including two courses in epidemiology and one course in biostatistics or Certification in Infection Control (CIC); and ten years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid professional experience in epidemiology, including five years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid professional experience in management of an epidemiological program. Substitution: Completion of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemic Intelligence Service or Public Health Prevention Specialist training; and five years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid professional experience can substitute for the required training. |
