Division of Disease Control and Health Protection

What opportunities are available for FL-EIS Trainees?

FL-EIS Two Year Assignments

Each fellow is assigned to a preceptor who is a practicing epidemiologist within a local health department. At the beginning of the year, the preceptor and fellow jointly develop a specific list of goals and objectives.  Fellows will:

•  Perform descriptive and analytic epidemiology,

•  Evaluate programs to determine their effectiveness,

•  Investigate clusters of disease,

•  Publish findings in peer-reviewed journals and present at professional
  meetings.

•  Respond to inquiries from the public, media, government officials, or other health professionals.

Locations of Positions
Current fellows are in the following counties: Nassau and Clay, Miami Dade, Seminole, Orange and Osceola, Duval, Hillsborough

County Health Departments that have provided Florida EIS Training opportunities: