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CSTE, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH), has established this Fellowship to train recent graduates in the expanding field of applied epidemiology. The goal of the Fellowship is to provide a high quality training experience and to secure long-term career placement for Fellows at the state or local level. Participating fellows will receive two years of on-the-job training at a state health agency under the guidance of an experienced mentor.

Program Mission

To meet the nation's ongoing need for applied epidemiology workforce capacity in state and local health departments through a national fellowship-training program.

The fellowship will focus on balancing three key concepts, as identified in the CDC guidance document, Applied Epidemiology and Training Program (AETP) Development Handbook (McDonnell 2002):

• Provide service to the sponsoring agency.
• Create and train a core group of public health workers.
• Strengthen capacity in applied epidemiology across public health institutions.