SUNY Downstate College of Medicine Student Selected to Train in Applied Epidemiology at CDC
Sep 15, 2008
Brooklyn, NY - SUNY Downstate College of Medicine student Leslie Marino was selected to participate in The CDC Experience Applied Epidemiology Fellowship for physicians-in-training at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The yearlong fellowship combines classroom instruction in epidemiology and public health science with hands-on public health work.
Leslie Marino was competitively selected as one of eight fellows from 45 applicants and began her fellowship in August. She was assigned to the Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch in CDC’s Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects. During the course of the fellowship, Marino will conduct epidemiologic research, help design public health interventions, and participate in field investigations. She will also receive classroom training and special seminars on topics such as public health surveillance, biostatistics, and health policy.
The CDC Experience Applied Epidemiology Fellowship is funded by a grant to the CDC Foundation from Pfizer, Inc., and is designed to help strengthen the ties between the fields of medicine and public health by giving future physicians an in-depth understanding of applied epidemiology, the role of epidemiology in medicine, and the role of physicians in the public health system.
Founded by Congress, the CDC Foundation is an independent, nonprofit enterprise that forges partnerships between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others to fight threats to health and safety.
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Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn is one of four academic health centers (AMCs) in The State University of New York (SUNY) 64-campus system and the only SUNY AMC in New York City dedicated to health education, research, and patient care for the borough’s 2.7 million residents. Its flagship hospital, University Hospital at Downstate (UHD), is a teaching hospital and benefits from the expertise of Downstate’s exceptional medical school and world-class academic center research facilities. With a staff of over 800 physicians representing 53 specialties and subspecialties, Downstate offers comprehensive healthcare services to the community.
UHD provides high-risk neonatal and infant services, pediatric nephrology, and dialysis for kidney diseases and is the only kidney transplantation program in Brooklyn. Beyond its clinical expertise, Downstate houses a range of esteemed educational institutions, including its College of Medicine, College of Nursing, School of Health Professions, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Public Health. Downstate fosters innovation through its multifaceted biotechnology initiative, the Biotechnology Incubator and BioBAT, which support early-stage and more mature biotech companies.