Date: Friday, September 4
Time: 12:15-1:30 p.m.
Location: Gonda 10-101; videoconference to: Kasson, NE & NW Clinics
Presenter: Douglas H. Hamilton, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Hamilton is a Captain in the Public Health Service at the CDC in Atlanta, a Family Medicine physician, and Head of the Epidemic Intelligence Service.
Presentation Title: "The Epidemic Intelligence Service: CDC’s "Disease Detectives" - A Unique Career Opportunity for Health Professionals"
The focus of Captain Hamilton's talk will be a description of the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS)Program: The EIS is a 2-year postgraduate program in applied epidemiology and public health that provides on-the-job training through investigation of disease outbreaks, natural and manmade disasters, and other public health emergencies, as well as through thoughtful epidemiologic analysis of critical health issues, and the development of population-based solutions. EIS officers, often called CDC's "disease detectives," have gone on to occupy leadership positions at CDC and other national and international public health agencies, as well as in academic medicine and clinical epidemiology, managed care, quality assurance. The experience and population health perspective gained are invaluable for any physician, regardless of career path. Captain Hamilton will also discuss his humanitarian experiences on the USNS Mercy.
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