Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (173:159)
Introduces principles of infectious disease epidemiology. It will include a practical overview of host factors, environmental factors, and microbiological factors that influence this dynamic field of study. Through lectures and exercises, students will be introduced to infectious disease surveillnce, diagnostic tools, outbreak investigations, vaccine trials, public health interventions, biodefense, emerging infectious diseases and analytical approaches as they pertain to infectious disease prevention and control. Students will be introduced to a wide array of reference material (much of it public) that will help them in practically applying course material. This course is offered on-campus as part of the College of Public Health Summer Institute.
Diagnostic Microbiology for Epidemiologists (173:155)
This course will introduce epidemiology students to the principals of diagnostic microbiology. Students will gain fundamental knowledge of microbiological culture, antigen detection, immunological, and molecular amplification laboratory techniques for bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Lectures will be followed by periodic laboratory demonstrations. A special emphasis will be made upon respiratory pathogens. Course materials will include readings, lectures, laboratory demonstrations, and laboratory exercises. The course is offered each spring.
Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases (173:255)
This course serves as an introduction to the underlying epidemiological concepts of infection disease including causation, surveillance, prevention, and control. Course materials will include readings, lectures, and seminar discussions. The course is offered each fall.
Hospital Epidemiology (173:256)
Addresses infectious and noninfectious adverse outcomes of medical care and appropriate investigative methods. Other topics: surveillance, resistant organisms, molecular epidemiology, exposure work-ups, outbreak investigation, device-associated infections, latex allergies, isolation, construction, sterilization, and regulatory agencies.
Infectious Causes of Chronic Disease (173:257)
Many typical chronic diseases have increasingly been found to have an infectious etiological component. This course will examine the evidence linking various infectious agents with the development of different types of chronic disease.
Intervention and Clinical Trials (173:290)
The course is intended as a methodologic introduction to the rationale, design, conduct, analysis and presentation of clinical trials. Clinical trial designs will be reviewed. Analysis will emphasize biostatistical methods including sample size determination.
Introduction to Molecular Epidemiology (173:156)
Introduction to the use of basic techniques of molecular biology (DNA, RNA, and protein techniques) in various aspects of epidemiological research, including diagnosis of disease and biomarker discovery and validation.
Public Health Laboratory Techniques (173:158)
Introduces public health laboratory methods. A special emphasis will be placed upon respiratory virus work, especially influenza. This course is offered on-campus as part of the College of Public Health Summer Institute.
Zoonotic Diseases (173:157)
This 5-day, concentrated course will introduce public health students to the epidemiology and control of zoonotic diseases. Each day there will be 3 hours of lecture and 3 or more hours of field activity. The course is comprised of readings, lectures, field studies, and laboratory exercises. Zoonoses endemic to the Midwestern United States will be emphasized. Photographs from 2007 course.
Problems and Special Topics in Epidemiology (173:190)
Independent Study in Epidemiology (173:200)
Problems in Public Health (170:171)
Independent Study in Public Health (170:172)
Research in Public Health (170:201)
Depending upon a student's experience and ability to work independently, the above courses offer opportunity for infectious disease epidemiology or laboratory work to be credited towards a graduate degree.
Application for intern training in the CEID Emerging Pathogens Laboratory
Varicella molecular laboratory (contact Dr. Grose)
University Hygienic Laboratory (contact Dr. Desjardin)
Application for intern training in the CEID Emerging Pathogens Laboratory
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Application to study in external infectious disease laboratories
Status of former external infectious disease laboratories trainees
UI CIREH International Internship Program
UI CIREH International Research Fellowship Program
UI Office for Study Abroad
UI International Programs Office
UI Global Health Studies Program
UI ICRU Summer Research Fellows
Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research and Training program (MHIRT)
International Federation of University Women
CDC Grants for Public Health Research Dissertation
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Previous University of Iowa College of Public Health Study Abroad Scholars
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Video MPH Practicum Lecture Ashley Miller (Egypt) & Sam Messer (USAMRIID)(10/14/05)
Overseas training opportunities presentation (Gray 9/2/05)
CIREH student opportunites (Cook 9/2/05)
College of Medicine opportunites (Paetzold 9/2/05)
UI Foreign Language Learning Service (ALL net)
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