This program provides training for research careers in the epidemiology of cancer. Trainees acquire both a solid grounding in epidemiology and biostatistical methods and a thorough knowledge of cancer. Some predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships are available. This program draws faculty members, trainees, and curricula from neurology, epidemiology, and other relevant disciplines. Advanced predoctoral and postdoctoral training is available.
Some postdoctoral fellowships are available.
The topics covered in academic courses are epidemiology and biostatistics, neurology and neuroscience, and neuroepidemiology. Trainees with strong individual interests, such as human genetics, neonatology, or epilepsy, are encouraged to select concentrations as faculty strengths permit. This program is intended to prepare professionals for careers in epidemiologic research having to do with mental disorders. The program is sponsored jointly by the Department of Epidemiology and the Department of Psychiatry. Candidates may have backgrounds in epidemiology and public health, the social and psychological sciences, and psychiatry.