Frequently asked questions about the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services. Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development.
• Description:
  EIS is a 2-year postgraduate program in applied epidemiology for health professionals interested in public health; it provides competency-based training through classroom instruction, e-learning, and on-the-job experience. The program is modeled on a traditional medical residency program, where much of the education takes place through hands-on assignments and mentoring. During the 2-year program, EIS officers are employees of CDC and receive a salary and benefits. They provide service to public health while training as an epidemiologist.
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology/education Public Health/education
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Name as Subject:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Epidemic Intelligence Service.
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ed7cd3243b13388a2be48e0bfe5fe100c581ccb8f64cb518a36737fc62239c52
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/25986/cdc_25986_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 85.57 KB ]