Public health infectious disease programs

Explore Faculty Research Interests. The Student Experience. Faculty Our experienced teaching faculty have impressive expertise and hands-on experience with infectious agents responsible for serious diseases. Research Areas Our faculty are dedicated to improving global health and the human condition through research, teaching and mentoring. Curriculum Our curriculum focuses on in-depth understanding of human and zoonotic infectious diseases of global importance and mastery of laboratory techniques.

Admissions Applicants must meet all application requirements and submit an online application by one of the rolling deadlines to be considered for admission to the program. Career Opportunities Graduates of the MS-IDGH program are prepared to join the workforce where substantial knowledge and specialized skills in infectious diseases are required. Alumni Success. Our graduates have demonstrated success in securing post-graduate positions aligned with their career goals!

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He has conducted research on how and why specific populations, and diseases, are neglected, and on the impact of political determinants, such as laws, and their enforcement, on health. Infectious disease research interests: The role of civil society and the response to infectious disease outbreaks and environmental health threats.

Her work focuses on initiatives that enhance public health and health care capacity at the local and state level, improve the preparedness of at-risk communities, build community resilience through partnerships between public health and community health care and social service organizations, and facilitate emergency risk communication. She has conducted research in the US, China, and Senegal in the effort to identify modifiable risk factors and interventions for these conditions.

With a background in biomedical informatics, Neal Goldstein focuses on computational approaches in complex data settings to understand infectious disease transmission among vulnerable populations including children and sexual and gender minorities. This has been demonstrated through his work in HIV, healthcare associated infections, and vaccination and vaccine-preventable diseases. Infectious disease research interests: Computational approaches to understand infectious disease transmission among vulnerable populations.

Micheal LeVasseur 's primary area of research in epidemiology is in HIV and health disparities among sexual and gender minority populations. Infectious disease research interests: HIV, health disparities among sexual and gender minority populations. Since arriving at Dornsife, she has been involved in epidemiologic studies involving HIV risk in sexual minorities. Course Description: Dynamics and determinants of infectious diseases and their assessment on the molecular to population continuum in a systems based approach.

Infectious disease transmission mechanisms; population susceptibilities; environmental, social, cultural and economic contributors to infectious disease propagation; detection and surveillance; geographic information systems; epidemiologic study design; and infectious disease modeling. Course Description: Assessment, policies, and procedures for control and prevention of infectious diseases in communities and populations.

Sources, transmission mode, and local community to international dissemination of infectious disease agents; antimicrobial and chemical resistance; vaccine development, safety, and coverage; community and hospital based needs and interventions; and regulatory frameworks. Public health efforts to combat infectious disease include collecting data about the symptoms people report and the diagnoses they receive, watching for unusual cases, and investigating outbreaks. When an outbreak occurs, public health infectious disease officials take action to inform the public, educate physicians, and develop policies and systems to contain the infection.

Infectious Disease Concentration. Upon completion of the MPH degree, graduates from the Infectious Disease concentration will demonstrate proficiency in the following competencies: Demonstrate knowledge of infectious disease processes in individuals , including microbiology and pathogenesis of bacterial, viral, parasitic, and fungal organisms, and the host response.

Design effective communication strategies to convey infectious disease information to a variety of audiences.