Epidemiology

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Prospective Students

Students are immersed in a broad range of topics within the field, which includes both infectious and chronic diseases, and comprises a conceptual theory, a specific methodology, and a body of substantive knowledge. An academic background in health, the biological or social sciences, or in mathematics and statistics is desirable for candidates, while demonstration of quantitative skills is required.

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Pablos-Mendez, MD, MPH '92

Dr. Pablos-Mendez: Managing Director at the Rockefeller Foundation and public health leader.

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Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH ‘91

Mailman School faculty member named to Scientific American 10 Honor Roll.

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Pooja Merchant, MPH ‘09

“My time at Columbia has given me a new and unique lens through which to view the world…”

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