These include state and local health departments, and federal agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Epidemiologists in these settings carry out applied research studies, investigate disease outbreaks, and provide health planning data to set public health priorities. These companies include health care organizations, insurers, pharmaceutical companies, voluntary health organizations, and consulting firms. Conducting Research in a University Setting Many of our graduates develop a keen interest in research and how research findings can be applied to improve the health of the public. Most often, these individuals go on to work in a University setting and are involved in designing studies, managing large projects, collecting and analyzing data, teaching and writing articles for the scientific literature.
Projects involve both clinical and community-based research.
Other graduates in our masters program decide to go on for doctoral training. Some pursue a doctorate in epidemiology that often leads to a career in teaching and research. Other people choose to pursue a medical degree following their masters training at Saint Louis University. Katie Stamatakis, a recent graduate of our MPH program, is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Michgan School of Public Health. This website was created and is maintained by Alexis Duncan .