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Pathways to Practice Scholars Program, Region IV Public Health Training Center

Program Description

The Pathways to Practice Scholars program allows current public health students to gain practical experience while mentored by seasoned practitioners serving or working on behalf of underserved communities or populations. Students are eligible to apply after completing a semester of public health coursework. Student Scholar positions will be located in the eight R-IV states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and South Carolina.

Summer 2020 Field Placements

The following agencies will host Summer 2020 Pathways to Practice Scholars. Please refer to specific job postings for detailed instructions how to apply. The award includes a $3500 living allowance. Interested students should apply by February 28, 2020. Applications are reviewed and considered as they are received. Submit to Michelle Carvalho at MLCARVA [at] emory [dot] edu

Note: To apply to more than one posting, submit separate applications specifying the position title in the subject line.

Please see flyer below for additional information, and click here to find more information on their website.  


Abstractor II, Public Health Institute

Category : Alumni

Position Description 

The Cancer Registry of Greater California (CRGC), a program of the Public Health Institute (PHI), is seeking an Abstractor II to support its important work in the cancer community.

The Abstractor II will perform casefinding by reviewing pathology reports, electronic medical records, the Medical Record Disease Index (MRDI) and other casefinding documents, and later abstracting identified cases. They will also assist with other regional abstracting activities as necessary.

Organization Description

PHI is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting health, well-being and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation and around the world. As one of the largest and most comprehensive public health organizations in the nation, we are at the forefront of research and innovations to improve the efficacy of public health statewide, nationally and internationally. PHI was distinguished as one of the top 50 “Best Non-profit Organizations to Work For” by the Non-Profit Times in a national search. To learn more about our meaningful work visit www.phi.org.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Review casefinding documents such as online pathology reports to determine hospital, state, and national reportability.
  • Abstract and code data from electronic medical records according to specific guidelines.
    Accurately interpret and code American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC), Collaborative Staging, ICD-O-3 coding, Multiple Primary and Histology Coding Rules, and the Hematopoietic reporting requirements.
  • Maintain a clear understanding of Cancer Reporting in California, Volume I.
  • Abstract for assigned contracted reporting facilities, which include but are not limited to surgery centers, radiation centers, or hospitals.
  • Provide abstracting training for Abstractor I, as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or a combination of education and relevant healthcare experience.
  • Credentialed by the National Cancer Registrar’s Association (NCRA) as a CTR (Certified Tumor Registrar).
  • 5 years of abstracting experience. Either regional registry, hospital, contract, or combination abstracting accepted.
  • Ability to maintain at least 97% 97% abstracting and coding accuracy.
  • Solid understanding of California reportability requirements.
  • Knowledge of cancer therapy, Collaborative Staging, ICD-O-3 coding, Multiple Primary and Histology Coding Rules, cancer reporting in California utilizing Volume I and the Hematopoietic reporting requirements.
  • Excellent knowledge of medical terminology, medical procedures, anatomy and physiology and the cancer disease process.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with electronic medical records (EMR).

Important Information

  • This is a full-time (40 hours per week) position based in Sacramento, CA.
  • This position is eligible for PHI’s full suite of benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts, and generous time off.
  • This is a reading-intensive position as nearly all aspects of this position are performed on a computer and from reading online source material.

Click here to learn more about the position and access the online application. 


Environmental Epidemiology Research Opportunity, ORISE

Category : Alumni

Position Description 

A research opportunity is currently available at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA), located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. EPA ORD recently reorganized and this is the newly named Center. This was formerly in the National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL).

This research opportunity is to evaluate the beneficial influences of the natural environment on human well-being. This research opportunity focuses on the influence of local natural environment (e.g. residential neighborhood) on human health and well-being. The research participant may collaborate with a dynamic multidisciplinary team of Federal scientists and research fellows with expertise in environmental health, landscape ecology, remotely-sensed earth observations, and social surveys. The research project may involve geospatial and statistical analyses of large existing national databases including individual-level health survey data.

Duties

Under the guidance of a mentor, the participant may be involved in the following research activities: developing and computing indicators of ecosystem services; estimating exposure or dose; identifying and compiling relevant socioeconomic and additional environmental data; and modeling individual-level human physical and mental health outcomes using these variables. Analyses may explore land use and land cover within residential buffers, temporal and/or residential relocation effects, and climate and latitudinal variability that may influence the local natural environment’s effect on health behaviors and outcomes.

The research participant will have the opportunity to support the development of manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed scientific journals. The research participant may have the opportunity to attend at least one scientific conference to present research and continue professional development.

*Anticipated Appointment Start Date: Spring/Summer 2020

Qualifications

The qualified candidate must have received a doctoral degree in one of the relevant fields. Degree must have been received within five years of the appointment start date.

Preferred skills

  • Statistical and geospatial analysis and programming using ArcGIS, Python, SAS, and/or R
  • Knowledge of ecosystem services

How to Apply

A complete application consists of:

  • An application
  • Transcript(s) – For this opportunity, an unofficial transcript or copy of the student academic records printed by the applicant or by academic advisors from internal institution systems may be submitted. All transcripts must be in English or include an official English translation. 
  • A current resume/CV, including academic history, employment history, relevant experiences, and publication list
  • Two educational or professional references

Click here to view the job posting online.

If you have questions, send an email to EPArpp [at] orau [dot] org. Please include the reference code for this opportunity (EPA-ORD-NERL-IO-2020-02) in your email.

 

 


Graduate Analytics Intern, Humana

Description 

As an Analytics Intern, you will collect and analyze data related to various clinical populations, assessing clinical quality, health outcomes, quality of life, and cost. Your work will support Humana’s strategic and tactical progress; improving the health of the members we serve 20% by 2020.

Duties 

  • Organize and analyze medical and health administration data for the clinical condition populations
  • Participate in analysis and insight development for various clinical populations
  • Aid in the development of algorithms for clinical condition identification based on health care claims
  • Aid in the development and implementation of strategies for Humana
  • Conduct the independent research necessary to fully understand and use clinical data
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for study design and data analysis.
  • Understand and communicate the ins and outs of the various data sources supporting analytic results
  • Participate in the development of cutting edge analytic approaches and adoption of new tools
  • Perform additional ad hoc analyses as required
  • Ensure full and clear documentation of all processes
  • Collect and document business requirements for reporting and analysis initiatives Identify and troubleshoot data anomalies and irregularities
 

Qualifications and Skills 

  • Pursuing a master’s Degree in Epidemiology, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Biostatistics, Engineering, Actuarial Science, or related fields
  • Excited at the prospect of working with extremely large datasets that cover millions of members over multiple years
  • Determined to use data to have a big impact on healthcare delivery in the United States
  • Possess strong quantitative skills and a high level of comfort working with data
  • Strong understanding of methods to reduce study bias (randomization, matching, propensity scoring, etc.)
  • Strong understanding of techniques such as linear and non-linear regression, survival analysis, longitudinal analysis, etc.
  • Strong understanding of epidemiologic concepts such as confounding and interaction
  • 2+ years of experience with data extraction and analysis
  • Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills, especially around data acquisition and delivery
  • Team player with strong interpersonal relationship, team building, collaboration and facilitation skills
  • Excellent MS Office skills including Excel and PowerPoint
  • Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
  • Strong organizational and time management skills

Click here to view the position on Handshake and learn more. Applications close on March 31st at 3:30PM EST. 


Epidemiologist II, Cecil County Health Department

Category : Alumni

Description

This position will manage and analyze public health surveillance data, in order to discover disease trends and their impact on the community. Such data will also provide clarity regarding prevalent health problems affecting the community.

Additionally, based on information provided by this data, this position will be able to make recommendations for disease control and prevention, as well as assist in setting priorities in community health planning. Lastly, this position will provide epidemiological assistance in the agency’s emergency preparedness planning and response activities.

Location: MDH/Cecil County Health Department, Division of Administrative Services, Elkton, Maryland

Minimum Qualifications 

Education: A Master’s degree in the field of Public Health from an accredited college or university, with a minimum of three graduate courses in Epidemiology and one graduate course in Biostatistics.

Experience: Two years of experience in designing and conducting epidemiological studies and investigations for disease surveillance as an Epidemiologist, after receipt of the Master’s degree.

Note: Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a Commissioned Officer in Health Care Science classifications or Clinical Lab, Medical Scientists or Bio Medical Lab Officer specialty codes in the health research field of work, on a year-for-year basis, for the required education.

Desired Qualifications 

The desired candidate should have experience collecting and analyzing data from multiple data sets, as well as experience communicating with diverse stakeholders.

Click here to learn more about the position and apply online. 


Second Annual Data Science Workshop, 3/26-3/27

Category : News/Events

Second Annual Data Science Workshop: Emerging Data Science Methods for Complex Biomedical and Cyber Data

Date and Location:
March 26 – 27, 2020
Georgia Cyber Center Hull McKnight Building, 100 Grace Hopper Lane, Augusta, GA

Description:

The Division of Biostatistics and Data Science in the Department of Population Health Sciences in the Medical College of Georgia and the School of Computer and Cyber Sciences at Augusta University are organizing the second annual workshop on “Emerging Data Science Methods for Complex Biomedical and Cyber Data”. The goal of this two-day workshop is to educate and empower graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early career researchers and faculty members with emerging statistical methods to address the complex data arising from various fields, in particular, from biomedical and cyber sciences.

The workshop will be in the form of specific research overviews and lectures provided by leading experts in the respective topic areas. A poster session and a five-minute oral presentation session will be held respectively during the first and second day of the workshop. A limited number of posters and 5-minute presentations will be selected for poster awards by a panel of judges. 

Travel Awards:

With NSF support, we are able to provide travel awards to approximately 15 undergraduate and graduate students to attend the workshop and to either present posters or to give five-minute oral presentations on their respective research closely related to the theme of this workshop. Travel Award application deadline is March 2, 2020.

To register:

For more information and to register, please click here. Early registration (by March 16, 2020) is strongly encouraged because of space limits. Registration fee will be higher if paid on or after March 17, 2020.

 


Graduate Research Assistant, Emory Prevention Research Center

Organization

  • Organization: Emory Prevention Research Center (EPRC)
  • Operating Unit: Rollins School of Public Health
  • Department: Behavioral Sciences and Health Education

Position Description

The Emory Prevention Research Center (EPRC) seeks 2 part-time Graduate Research Assistants (15-20 hours/week). The position includes the opportunity to work on Healthy Homes Healthy Families 2-1-1, an environmental change intervention designed to prevent weight gain among adults by decreasing energy intake. This intervention is designed to guide families into creating healthier home environments that support healthy eating. GRA tasks include data collection via telephone interviews, data entry, and other duties as needed. 

Background

The EPRC conducts research and evaluation on chronic disease prevention and promotes evidence-based cancer prevention and control. The research and activities of the EPRC are planned with the participation and input of our community partners, in the spirit of community-based participatory research. Our cancer projects are funded by NCI and the CDC to promote the use of evidence-based cancer prevention practices. See http://web1.sph.emory.edu/eprc/ for more information about the EPRC. Information about Healthy Homes Healthy Families 2-1-1 is available at http://web1.sph.emory.edu/eprc/research/healthy-homes.html

Qualifications 

  • Minimum: Highly motivated, efficient, organized, detail-oriented and interest or experience working on research, evaluation, or cancer prevention and control.
  • Preferred: Prior work experience preferred. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience with Microsoft Office products. Experience with Excel, Access, online survey software, or SPSS a plus. Experience with qualitative data collection, quantitative data collection, and 24-hour dietary recalls is a plus.

Additional Position Information

  • Hours per week: 15-20 hours/week 
  • Compensation:  GRA level salary ($13.50/hour)
  • Start Date: March 2020
  • Schedule requirements/preferences:  Availability to work a flexible schedule, evenings and weekends included, for 15-20 hours per week.
  • Position Type: Part Time

To Apply 

  • Deadline: February 20, 2020 (Applications will be screened as they arrive; positions may be filled prior to this deadline.)
  •  Send resume and cover letter by email to: Clarisa Hernandez, Emory Prevention Research Center
     cherna9 [at] emory [dot] edu

GFE Opportunity in Ethiopia

**Please send your resume and cover letter ASAP to Dr. Dawn Comeau at dcomeau [at] emory [dot] edu. We will review resumes upon submission.  Potential candidates will be contacted for an interview. The GFE funding application is due 2/20. 

Project Title:

Evaluation of the MEPI Scholars program for developing research capacity of junior faculty at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

Project contact:

Dr. Dawn Comeau, Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, dcomeau [at] emory [dot] edu

Dates:

May 15- August 1 (tentative dates, flexible within this time period, minimum 6 weeks in Ethiopia)

Description:

The Medical Education Partner Initiative (MEPI) Junior Faculty Program at the College of Health Sciences at Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia) is funded by the NIH’s Fogarty International Center. In collaboration with Emory, the MEPI program builds research capacity in selected priority scientific disciplines to improve research infrastructure and research support in Ethiopia.  The program trains junior faculty in four scientific areas: HIV/AIDS and related infections, maternal and child health, non-communicable diseases and mental health.  The program has funded over 40 trainees to become independent scientific investigators by providing research methods training, mentoring and professional development. 

This summer, we are looking for a RSPH student to apply for a GFE award and work with our Ethiopian colleagues to evaluate the program.  Preliminary evaluation plans include conducting qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys with program participants, stakeholders, and key members of leadership about the program outcomes and lessons learned.  The evaluation will also likely include a document review of progress reports, course evaluations, and publications.  Case studies might be developed to describe unique success stories and impactful outcomes of the program.  Most data collection will be in English. Final evaluation plans will be developed in country with collaborators. 

Qualifications and Experience: 

Students applying for this position should ideally have previous experience working in a global setting, the ability to communicate and collaborate with high level officials in clinical settings and higher education institutions, a desire to apply mixed methods research skills, and the ability to travel to Ethiopia for at least six weeks during the summer of 2020. The student will be mentored by faculty at Emory and AAU and will work closely with the MEPI program evaluator at the school of public health at AAU.

Position suited to a first year BSHE or global health student but we will review applications from all departments. This could be a practicum or thesis project. However, it is not paid position. Students must write and submit a GFE application for funding (https://sph.emory.edu/rollins-life/community-engaged-learning/global-field-experience/index.html). 

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:

  • Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Experience with mixed methods and/or evaluation research and interest in evaluation as a career
  • Ability to work with diverse team members including interacting with a range of professionals in high ranking leadership positions
  • Ability to remain flexible and adapt to changing program objectives
  • Experience working in higher education and clinical settings
  • Experience or interest in working in Ethiopia or other settings outside the United States
  • Amharic language skills (optional)

Intern – Real World Evidence, Vertex

Description 

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Real World Evidence Center of Excellence (RWE COE) is seeking a summer Intern (Graduate Level) to develop epidemiologic insights and in-depth understanding of diseases of interest. This RWE COE leverages epidemiology, real world data and disease state knowledge to assess the incidence, prevalence, natural history of diseases and real world outcomes for the Vertex early development and clinical portfolio. These analyses inform the real world utilization and outcomes of Vertex therapeutics inform clinicians, payers, policy makers, patient groups and internal decision making.

Responsibilities 

  • Using in-house databases to write and execute statistical programs in SAS to:
    • Update epidemiology, including comparison to literature review results
    • Characterize select diseases of interest, including patient definition, burden of illness and healthcare resource utilization
  • Conducting in-depth literature reviews to describe the epidemiology of diseases of interest
  • Participating in scientific document preparation for one of Vertex’s rare disease development programs, including study concepts and statistical and programming protocols

Qualifications 

  • Be enrolled in an epidemiology, biostatistics, or health services research graduate program from an accredited school of public health through September 2020
  • Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills and a strong interest in pursuing a career within the biopharmaceutical industry
  • Possess strong understanding of SAS programming and observational data methods. Experience with registry and/or administrative claims data preferred
  • Experience with rare diseases, genetic epidemiology, or demography preferred
  • Be highly-motivated and have an excellent work ethic

Click here to apply online. 

 


ILE: Thesis and Capstone Meeting, 2/19

Category : News/Events

Join the Epi Department this Wednesday, Feb. 19 in CNR Auditorium to hear more about the thesis and capstone process and ask any questions you may have!


Upcoming Events

  • EGDRC Seminar: Lynn Aboue-Jaoudé January 14, 2025 at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Seminar Series; tinyurl.com… Online Location: https://tinyurl.com/Lynn-Abou-JaoudeEvent Type: Seminar SeriesSeries: Health System Users in Vulnerable Situations: Normative Experiences and “New Ways of Life”Speaker: Lynn Abou-JaoudéContact Name: Wendy GillContact Email: wggill@emory.eduLink: https://tinyurl.com/Lynn-Abou-JaoudeDr. Lynn Abou-Jaoudé studies sociocultural challenges in healthcare experiences, focusing on qualitative research and diabetes prevention at the University of Lille’s LUMEN lab.
  • GCDTR Seminar: Erin Ferranti, PhD, MPH, RN January 21, 2025 at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Seminar Series; tinyurl.com… Online Location: https://tinyurl.com/ErinFerrantiEvent Type: Seminar SeriesSeries: Cardiometabolic Risk and Resource Connection in Maternal HealthSpeaker: Erin Ferranti, PhD, MPH, RNContact Name: Wendy GillContact Email: wggill@emory.eduRoom Location: RRR_R809Link: https://tinyurl.com/ErinFerrantiDr. Erin Ferranti, Emory Assistant Professor, researches women’s cardiometabolic disease prevention, health inequities, maternal morbidity, farmworker health, diabetes, and hypertension using biomarkers for early risk identification.

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