Epidemiologists

Very busy. Be prepared to write many literature reviews, actively participate in meetings, and complete extensive data QCs. It is also important to make strong connections with your coworkers so you feel comfortable reaching out with questions. There is a learning curve for sure.

First and foremost, do your research on the company - Vertex is very focused on fostering a collaborative and inclusive company culture. Be prepared to talk about your coursework (including specific skills you have gained through advanced epidemiology coursework) and relevant work experience. The...

I prepare for all interviews by practicing questions on hard and soft skills, as well as researching information about the company. Researching the mission of the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) was particularly helpful for this interview, which did involve background knowledge of this in...

Do research on the departments and be prepared to talk about your personal experiences related to the departments. Making connections and being able to talk through how your experiences connect to what is going on at the Department will help. Have some foundational information on APHA and other n...

A day as an intern is very dependent on the project(s) you are working on. My project gave me a lot of freedom to work from home but also go out and talk to community stakeholders, so it really depends. I did have a work station in the office where I did the majority of my work-- planning trainin...

My major prepared me very well for this internship-- I was able to apply a lot of my background knowledge from courses such as qualitative research, global environmental epidemiology, critical inquiry, and others to my work at Cambridge Health Alliance. My past work experiences also prepared me, ...

I spent most of my time in a revolving cubicle (they didn't have enough space for me to have my own cubicle), writing data cleaning programs in SAS and developing surveys in EpiInfo. I often took breaks from my primary task in order to attend lectures and presentations onsite at CDC, as well as a...

The Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) is very geared towards programming and analytics. When interviewing for an intern position at MSK, I recommend highlighting any statistical programs that you have learned and had experience with. It would also be bene...

Ownership on work depends a lot on the project you will be involved with as an intern. For example, the research I did with my mentor under the internship turned into a project that I continued to work on even after the internship was over and we aim to publish our research. Other interns however...

Very friendly and conducive to collaboration. Many people work their entire careers with the health department, so it is a very friendly environment. Although, working for the government slows some processes down, there is always a project to work on and different collaborative groups to work with.

Very well! Descriptive data collection, analyses and reports are a daily part of the job, and therefore are imperative to my success as an Epidemiologist at MDH. I don't participate in any analytical studies or analyses, so those skills are mainly used to keep up to date on studies that are being...

Duties vary greatly depending on the center and bureau that an Epidemiologist works with. Some Epidemiologist split their work loads between surveillance work and analysis work equally, while others work just in surveillance and others just in analysis or any other combination as required by the ...

Make sure you are well versed in rabies virus and how it affects both humans and animals. Specifically, how it spreads (transmission), incubation period, symptoms, etc. Also, be familiar with the common arboviruses in the state (West Nile Virus, Zika, Chikungunya, Dengue), that their main vectors...

No two days are the same. You may be reviewing labs/medical records received electronically or by fax. You may be calling a patient, physician, or hospital infection preventionist as part of an investigation. You may participate in a webinar or conference call about current issues regarding zoono...

The work days of a state epidemiologist can be varied. They often include meetings with program staff and external partners to both learn about the data needs of public health practitioners and educate people about how to use surveillance data and what data trends are telling. Depending on the su...

First, read the position description, and then read it again. As you read through the second time, think about which of the requirements of the position make you excited about the position, and which previous experiences make you a good candidate.To prepare for any interview, I would recommend pu...

My degree is sociology definitely provided me with the necessary building blocks to be a successful epidemiologist, beginning with the introduction to quantitative and qualitative research methods. Moreover, as public health practice moves more toward inclusion of social determinants of health an...

I spent most of my time in a revolving cubicle (they didn't have enough space for me to have my own cubicle), writing data cleaning programs in SAS and developing surveys in EpiInfo. I often took breaks from my primary task in order to attend lectures and presentations onsite at CDC, as well as a...

My day to day routine consists of working on an epidemiology forecast for a particular disease such as Breast Cancer or Epilepsy, and author an accompanying report. Depending on the complexity of the forecast I may work on building the forecast and writing the report between 2-3 months. Additiona...

Very friendly and conducive to collaboration. Many people work their entire careers with the health department, so it is a very friendly environment. Although, working for the government slows some processes down, there is always a project to work on and different collaborative groups to work with.

Very well! Descriptive data collection, analyses and reports are a daily part of the job, and therefore are imperative to my success as an Epidemiologist at MDH. I don't participate in any analytical studies or analyses, so those skills are mainly used to keep up to date on studies that are being...

Duties vary greatly depending on the center and bureau that an Epidemiologist works with. Some Epidemiologist split their work loads between surveillance work and analysis work equally, while others work just in surveillance and others just in analysis or any other combination as required by the ...

Clinical psychology

Very friendly and conducive to collaboration. Many people work their entire careers with the health department, so it is a very friendly environment. Although, working for the government slows some processes down, there is always a project to work on and different collaborative groups to work with.

Very well! Descriptive data collection, analyses and reports are a daily part of the job, and therefore are imperative to my success as an Epidemiologist at MDH. I don't participate in any analytical studies or analyses, so those skills are mainly used to keep up to date on studies that are being...