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Florida Epidemic Intelligence Service (FL- EIS)
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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

County Health Departments that have provided Florida EIS Training opportunities:

County health departments that have provided Florida EIS training opportunities

Counties highlighted in the map above are:  Alachua, Bay (NW Consortium), Broward, Collier, Duval, Escambia,
Hillsborough, Miami-Dade, Nassau (NE Consortium), Orange, Palm Beach, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, Seminole, and Volusia