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Applications Open, Emory Student Outbreak Response Team (SORT)

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What is SORT?

Established in 2001, SORT is one of the oldest graduate student organizations at the Rollins School of Public Health. This competitive organization seeks to promote future public health leadership by providing students with hands-on training in outbreak response and emergency preparedness. SORT partners with the Fulton County and DeKalb County Boards of Health, the Emory Center for Public Health Preparedness and Research (CEPAR), and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to give members the opportunity to apply public health theory in practical settings.

Who are our students?

We are MPH and MSPH candidates seeking degrees in Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Global Health, Health Policy & Management, and Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences.

What skills do our students bring?

Computer and data modeling

Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access); SAS; R; SPSS; ArcGIS; Tableau; ECW/ImageTrend/EMSCharts; Canva; Adobe Suite (Photoshop, XD); REDCap; Salesforce; Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley

Clinical licenses

CPR/First Aid; Emergency Medical Technician (EMT); Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA); Wilderness First Responder (WFR)

Additional skills and certifications

COVID contact tracing and testing; qualitative and quantitative study design and analysis; monitoring and evaluation; project management; event planning; curriculum development and teaching; disaster life support; FEMA ICS 200, 800

Languages

Beginner – Spanish, French, Hindi, Bengali, German, Nyanja; Advanced – Spanish, German; Fluent – Kannada, Japanese

How have past members supported community partners?

COVID-19 vaccinations and testing at the GLOBE Academy; Emory COVID-19 contact tracing and booster clinics; CPR/AED training with Emory CEPAR and the DeKalb County Board of Health; assist during DeKalb County MRC events; staff Emory Student Health Fall Flu Clinic; QPR training; SWANSS COVID test data collection; CDC POD exercises and EOC 101 training; USPHS MCI simulation

How can SORT members help you?

SORT members are available to assist on short and long-term projects, including work-study programs (RSPH REAL), summer practicum experiences (APE), and volunteer positions. We are also available for training exercises and response efforts.

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  • The Summer Institute in Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases (SISMID) July 15, 2024 – July 31, 2024 Conference / Symposium Event Type: Conference / SymposiumSeries: The Summer Institute in Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases (SISMID)Speaker: Leaders in the FieldContact Name: Pia ValerianoContact Email: pvaleri@emory.eduLink: https://sph.emory.edu/SISMID/index.htmlThe Summer Institute in Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases (SISMID) is designed to introduce infectious disease researchers to modern methods of statistical analysis and mathematical modeling.
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