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PROPOSAL FOR A DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAM IN

EPIDEMIOLOGY ON THE INDIANAPOLIS CAMPUS

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE


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INSTITUTION: Indiana Universit! Indiana"#$is %IUPUI&

SCHOOL: Universit Grad'ate S()##$

DEPARTMENT: P'*$i( Hea$t)

DEGREE PROGRAM TITLE: E"ide+i#$#,

FORM OF RECOGNITION TO BE A-ARDED.DEGREE CODE: D#(t#r #/P)i$#s#") %P)0D0&

SUGGESTED CIP CODE:

LOCATION OF PROGRAM.CAMPUS CODE: Indiana"#$is! IUPUI

PRO1ECTED DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION: A','st 2334

DATE PROPOSAL -AS APPROVED BY INSTITUTIONAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

55555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555SIGNATURE OF AUTHORI6INGINSTITUTIONAL OFFICER

55555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555DATE RECEIVED BY COMMISSION FORHIGHER EDUCATION


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A. ABSTRACT

This document proposes that a Ph.D. degree in Epidemiology be oered onthe Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus and administered by the Indiana Uniersity!chool of "edicine# Department of Public $ealth.

70 PROGRAM OB1ECTIVE AND RATIONALE

The proposed program %ill deelop scholars %ho %ill carry out originalresearch that %ill contribute to the understanding of the occurrence of illnessand in&ury# including inestigations of the etiology# preention# and control of

disease and in&ury. 'n epidemiologist is a public health scientist %ho studiespatterns of disease and in&ury in dened populations# inestigates diseaseand in&ury etiology and uses the results of research to deelop eectiemeasures of control and preention. Epidemiologists are the basic scientistsin public health %ho collect and proide the data upon %hich populationbased health sureillance and preparedness are founded. Epidemiology hasbeen recogni*ed as a +ey discipline in the e,panding agenda of translationalresearch across academic institutions in Indiana. Establishment of a Ph.D.

program in Epidemiology on the IUPUI campus %ill strengthen ourcollaborations and enhance the Department of Public $ealth-scompetitieness for e,ternal# peerreie%ed research support. esearchindicates that graduates of this program %ill be in high demand across thestate# nationally and globally.

20 UNI8UE FEATURES AND STRENGTHS OF THE PROGRAM

The Indiana Uniersity !chool of "edicine# Department of Public $ealth is the

only academic program in the state of Indiana that oers a degree inepidemiology (".P.$.). 's the focal point for life sciences in Indiana# the IUPUIcampus is the ideal location for a doctoral program in epidemiology.

9 CLIENTELE TO BE SERVED


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The 2334 5ational 'ssessment of Epidemiologic 6apacity in Public $ealthconducted by the 6ouncil of !tate and Territorial Epidemiologists indicated

the need to employ substantially more epidemiologists7an estimated 89(:;< epidemiologists) aboe current personnel7to su=ciently sta essentialserices to protect the public-s health.

Using data from the >ureau of ?abor !tatistics and other resources# a list ofthe top 2; &obs for 233;233< %as published by @ast 6ompany maga*ine.AEpidemiologistB %as eighth on the list. The selection criteria gae thehighest %eight to demand and salary growth potential.

The 'ssociation of !chools of Public $ealth estimate that in order to reach thegoal of haing oer 2;3#333 additional trained public health %or+ers in theU.!. by 2323# schools and graduate programs of public health %ill hae toincrease their number of graduates threefold oer the ne,t C2 years.

B. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

70 INTRODUCTION

The Ph.D. Epidemiology Program is designed for adanced graduate students%ho %ish to be prepared to study the distribution of health and illness indierse populations# to study the occurrence of illness# and to assess thedeterminants of health and disease ris+ in human populations. 't the Ph.D.leel# students are trained to become scientic leaders in academic#goernmental# nongoernmental# and industry settings. 0raduates %ill betrained to deelop and conduct epidemiologic research and to translate theirndings to the biomedical research community# to public health practitioners#to health policy ma+ers# and to clinicians in the health professions# as %ell asto the general public and its dierse populations and communities.

2 ADMISSION RE8UIREMENTS


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i. a cumulatie 0P' of at least a .3 on a 8.3 scale in any priorcompleted degree program

ii. a letter grade of > or higher in all courses applied to%ardprereuisites

Prere;'isite C#'rse


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Re;'ired C#re C#'rses (C credit hours)F ' common core of C credithours of course%or+ %ill be reuired of all students. !tudents %ill complete

C3 reuired core courses totaling C credits.

Met)#ds C#'rses (< credit hours)F 'll students must ta+e < credit hours ofmethods courses in epidemiology.

E$e(tive C#'rses (C; credit hours)F 'll students must ta+e C; credit hoursof substantie electie courses.

Min#r Area (C2 credit hours)F 'll students must complete a minor in anyarea related to a health and life science. The minor choice must be approedby the student-s adisor. E,amples of minors includeF biostatistics# genetics#pharmacology and to,icology# health economics# enironmental health# andbioinformatics. The minor must contain a minimum of four graduate leelcourses (C2 credit hours) in the chosen area and comply %ith the minorreuirements of the respectie department1unit.

D#(t#ra$ Resear() Se+inars ( credit hours)F 'll students %ill enroll in

doctoral research seminarsH each seminar is C credit for a total of credits.

Dissertati#n (23 credit hours)F The remaining hours to total


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ring epidemiologic perspecties to the deelopment and analysis ofpublic health policies.

The curriculum %ill include courses that currently e,ist on the IUPUI campusas %ell as courses that %ill be deeloped oer the ne,t t%o years. 6oursedescriptions of the e,isting courses are included in the appendices. @acultymembers %ho teach the e,isting courses listed in other departments hae

been contacted and %ill allo% Ph.D. students in Epidemiology to enroll in theircourses. 6ourses that students %ill need during their rst year eithercurrently e,ist or %ill be deeloped prior to the matriculation of the rstcohort of doctoral students# %hich if this proposal is approed# %ould be inthe @all of 23C3. The remaining courses %ill be deeloped by 23CC.

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'danced Epidemiology P>$? P43C !pring 433

Epidemiology esearch "ethods P>$? P433 @all 433

$ealth utcomes esearch P>$? P4C2 !pring 433 >iostatistics for Public $ealth I P>$? P4;C @all#

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5utritional Epidemiology P>$? P4 433

ccupational Epidemiology P>$? P4 433 In&ury Epidemiology P>$? P4 433

PharmacoEpidemiology P>$? P4 433 Doctoral ?eel Directed !tudies P>$? P: :33

"olecular Epidemiology P>$? P4 433

Enironmental Epidemiology P>$? P4 433 6ardioascular Epidemiology P>$? P4 433

Infectious Disease Epidemiology P>$? P43< !pring 433

6hronic Disease Epidemiology P>$? P4C3 @all 433 6ancer Epidemiology P>$? P;3; @all 433

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PhD in Epidemiology !ample !cheduleFirst Year

!all Semester P>$? $;CG @undamentals of Epidemiology credits

P>$? P433 Epidemiology esearch "ethods creditsP>$? P4;C >iostatistics for Public $ealth I credits

Spring Semester P"#L P$%& Advanced Epidemiology ' creditsP>$? P4C2 $ealth utcomes esearch creditsP>$? P4;2 >iostatistics for Public $ealth II credits

Se(#nd Year

!all Semester P>$? P4 'danced Public $ealth !urey "ethods creditsP>$? PG 'nalysis of 6ase6ontrol !tudies creditsP>$? PG 'pplied "ultiariate 'nalysis in Public $ealth %1?ab 8 credits

Total C3 credits

Spring Semester 0E0 0;:: 'pplied !patial !tatistics creditsP>$? PG 'nalysis of 6ohort !tudies credits

!T'T ;2 6ategorical Data 'nalysis credits Total < credits

T)ird Year

!all Semester !T'T ;4 !urial Data 'nalysis creditsP>$? P 6ancer Epidemiology creditsP>$? PG Doctoral esearch !eminar C credit"inor credits

Total C3 credits

Spring Semester P>$? P4 5utritional Epidemiology creditsP>$? P4 E i l E id i l di


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P>$? P: Dissertation esearch G credits


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OTHER DEGREE RE8UIREMENTS:

a0 Pre$i+inar E@a+inati#n

The preliminary e,amination %ill be ta+en after completion of the fourreuired coursesF !urey "ethods# 'nalysis of 6ase 6ontrol !tudies# 'nalysisof 6ohort !tudies# and 'pplied "ultiariate 'nalysis in Public $ealth.

*0 P)0D0 Advis#r

The Department of Public health %ill assign the student to an adisorycommittee no later than one year after admission to the Ph.D. program. Theadisory committee %ill include at least t%o epidemiologistsH one membermay be from another discipline. The adisory committee %ill approe thestudent-s program of study and counsel the student until he or she passesthe ualifying e,amination.

(0 8'a$i/in, E@a+inati#ns

The ualifying e,amination %ill coer the sub&ect matter on %hich thedissertation %or+ %ill be based and %ill be ta+en after the course%or+ for thePh.D. has been completed. !tudents %ho fail the ualifying e,amination arenormally allo%ed to reta+e it only once.

!tudents %ho hae passed the ualifying e,amination must enroll eachsemester (e,cluding summer sessions) for dissertation credits. nce suchstudents hae accumulated


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regular faculty member in the Department of Public $ealth and a full memberof the 0raduate @aculty. The student %ill submit to the IUPUI 0raduate =ce#

acting for the Uniersity 0raduate !chool# a t%opage prospectus of thedissertation research and the membership of the research committee at leastsi, months before the defense of the dissertation for their approal.

/hen the dissertation has been completed and approed by the dissertationresearch committee chair# the student %ill submit an unbound copy to eachmember of the research committee as the initial step to the dissertationdefense.

'fter the committee has reie%ed the dissertation# the decision to schedulethe defense %ill be made. The student %ill then present and defend thedissertation orally in a public forum before the committee. @ollo%ing thedissertation defense# all deciencies must be adeuately addressed to obtainapproal by the dissertation research committee.

/0 F#r+ #/ Re(#,niti#n

!tudents %ho successfully complete this program %ill receie an IndianaUniersity degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Epidemiology# from theIndiana Uniersity 0raduate !chool.

,0 CIP C#de

/hen a ne% degree program is created# the appropriate 6IP code issuggested at the campus leel and approed by the Indiana 6ommission on$igher Education.

0 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY


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curricular reuirements for the Ph.D. program %ill be ensured. These e fulltime faculty constitute the central core reuired by 6EP$.

The Department of Public $ealth currently has t%o fulltime epidemiologyfaculty (0. "arie !%anson# Ph.D.# ".P.$. and 0reg !teele# Dr.P.$.) %ithrecruitment under%ay for additional faculty in epidemiology. ' third facultymember has accepted an oer and %ill &oin the faculty on 'ugust C# 233


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5ame Employer !peciali*ation

Dept. of Public$ealth

'ppointment

'cademicDegree

0. "arie !%anson Dept. of Public$ealth

Epidemiology

@ullTime Ph.D.# ".P.$.

0regory !teele Dept. of Public$ealth Epidemiology @ullTime Dr.P.$.

Oian&un hang Dept. of Public$ealth

Epidemiology

@ullTime Ph.D.

5e% $ire Dept. of Public$ealth

Epidemiology

@ullTime

5e% $ire Dept. of Public$ealth Epidemiology @ullTime

"ala* >oustani IU !chool of "edicine

Epidemiology

'd&unct Ph.D.# ".P.$.

Oames >ro+a% IU !chool of "edicine

Epidemiology


?inda Di"eglio IU !chool of "edicine

Epidemiology

'd&unct ".D.# ".P.$.

ose @ife IU !chool of di i

Epidemiolog 'd&unct ".D.# ".P.$.


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0erardo"aupome

IU !chool of "edicine

Epidemiology

'd&unct >D!# Ph.D.

Indiana !trombom Eli ?illy K 6o. Epidemiology

'd&unct Ph.D.# ".!.5.

5ancy !%igons+i IU !chool of "edicine

$lth. !er.es.

'd&unct ".D.# ".P.$.

>arbara Lan DerPol

IU !chool of "edicine

Epidemiology


!arah /iehe IU !chool of "edicine

Epidemiology

'd&unct ".D.# ".P.$.

Paul itterbart IU !chool of Dentistry

Epidemiology

'd&unct D.D.!.# ".P.$.

Terrell ollinger IU !chool of "edicine

Epidemiology

'd&unct Dr.P.$.#".!.P.$.

(0 Needed Learnin, Res#'r(es

pportunities to engage in research actiities are essential for students inthis program. !uch opportunities are possible only %hen faculty themselesare actiely engaged in research. esearch curricula %ill culminate in an

integratie actiity that permits the student to demonstrate the ability tosuccessfully underta+e research. E,tensie research opportunities %ill beaailable to these doctoral students across the IUPUI academic health center.

There is no other location in Indiana that could oer such a dierse and rich


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6enter for ?a% and $ealth# Indiana !tate Department of $ealth# "arion6ounty $ealth Department# and Eli ?illy K 6o.

C. PROGRAM RATIONALE

70 INTRODUCTION

The Department of Public $ealth is located in the IU !chool of "edicine onthe IUPUI campus. The mission of the Department of Public $ealth is to

improe the health of the residents of Indiana# the United !tates and the%orld through teaching# research and community practice programs. TheDepartment of Public $ealth oers uality degree programs to prepareprofessionals to %or+ in many dierent types of public health positions toimproe the uality of health and life around the globe as %ell as right here inour home state. The Department of Public $ealth also oers nondegreepublic health programs to educate professionals and agency sta to adancetheir +no%ledge and s+ills in public health. The Ph.D. program inEpidemiology lls a much needed component in the Department of Public

$ealth mission.

' Ph.D. program in epidemiology %ill support IUPUI-s mission to adance the!tate of Indiana and the intellectual gro%th of its citi*ens to the highest leelsnationally and internationally through research and creatie actiity# teachingand learning# and ciic engagement. The Ph.D. in Epidemiology %ill promoteeducational# cultural# and economic deelopment through researchcollaborations# public health partnerships# and a commitment to diersity.

5o% is the opportune time to supplement the current ".P.$. program inepidemiology %ith doctoral education in epidemiology. !ignicantinestments hae been made by IUPUI# the IU !chool of "edicine# and


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In !eptember of 233:# an electronic surey %ent to the alumni of the ".P.$.Program at IU !chool of "edicine. The surey as+ed about their interest leel

in a doctoral program in epidemiology at IUPUI. f the 4< responses# CC(C;.


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years# at least C; indiiduals per year hae inuired about a doctoralprogram in epidemiology. 6urrently there are about C2 students %ho hae

indicated that they %ould %ait to pursue their doctorate degree until aprogram is deeloped here. The interest in pursuing a doctoral degree inepidemiology comes from employees of state and local health departments#nongoernment organi*ations# hospitals and corporations. >ecause adoctoral degree in epidemiology is not oered in Indiana# indiiduals %hocannot leae Indiana to obtain doctoral education in epidemiology haeenrolled in online epidemiology doctoral programs that are not 6EP$accredited# or hae enrolled in alternate healthrelated doctoral programs.

's the state-s only academic department of public health# our goal is toeliminate the continuing Abrain drainB of public health doctoral students %hoattend programs surrounding states and subseuently do not return toIndiana to practice. /ith only one academic health center in Indiana# it fallsto IUPUI and its health schools# particularly the IU !chool of "edicine# toproide leadership to establish the doctoral program in epidemiology inIndiana. The health and economic future of Indiana7a state %ith among the%orst health outcome indicators in the country %ill be dependent# in no

small part# on creating the capacity to deelop the intellectual capital toaddress the public health research and scholarship needs in Indiana.

'n increased public health %or+force %ith e,pertise in epidemiology isnecessary to address the demand for serices# demographic changes1gro%th#changes in the enironment# and ne% information needs in our state. Theeectieness of public health in Indiana is currently limited by insu=cientpublic health education and research at the doctoral leel.

ur aim is to better position the Department of Public $ealth to supportdeelopment of our research# teaching# and serice initiaties parallel to themar+ed e,pansion of national and state funding. /e beliee this positioningis directly releant to the life sciences initiatie and %ould support our


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U.!. faces a future public health %or+force crisis. The current public health%or+force is inadeuate to meet the health needs of the U.!. and global

population. The full report is aailable athttpF11%%%.asph.org1User@iles1P$/@!hortage323:.pdf.

Public health %or+force shortages are een more critical in much of thedeeloping %orld. @or e,ample# despite representing CC9 of the %orld-spopulation and 289 of the global burden of disease# sub!aharan 'frica hasonly 9 of the %orld-s health %or+ers and commands less than C9 of the%orld-s health e,penditures. The 2334 World #ealth -eport states that thereis a Ama&or mismatchB bet%een population needs and the aailable public

health %or+force in terms of oerall numbers# releant training# practicalcompetencies and su=cient diersity to sere all indiiduals andcommunities. "ultifaceted eorts are needed to increase the capacity of theglobal public health %or+force# gien the increasingly easy crosscountry andtranscontinental transmission of disease. Program directors and decisionma+ers %ith strong epidemiological s+ills are critical to enable the publichealth infrastructure to meet the health promotion and disease preentiondemands in these areas.

?0 EMPLOYMENT FACTORS

The doctorate in epidemiology is designed primarily for those %ho plan topursue academic careers inoling research and teaching# as %ell as researchand pro&ect directorship careers in industry# goernment# and nongoernmental agencies. The increased deelopment of accredited schoolsand programs of public health has resulted in an increased demand for Ph.D.

candidates in epidemiology as ualied faculty in those institutions.

In addition to the need for doctorally prepared epidemiologists in schools ofpublic health# there is a gro%ing need for such professionals in other schools.

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• There are documented and forecasted shortages of public healthphysicians# public health nurses# epidemiologists# health care educators#

and administrators. /ithout enough public health %or+ers protecting us%here %e lie# %or+ and play# %e all are ulnerable to serious healthris+s.

• To replenish the %or+force and aert the crisis# schools of public health %illhae to train three times the current number of graduates oer the ne,tC2 years.

/hile specic sureys hae not been done to assess the need for doctoral

leel epidemiologists in academia# estimates suggest a current shortage of39 that could increase to ;39 oer the ne,t decade. In addition toacademia# epidemiologists %or+ in all leels of goernment# hospitals#businesses# military# health agencies# notforprots# and priateorgani*ations.

The follo%ing table is proided by the 6ouncil of !tate and TerritorialEpidemiologists (6!TE) 2334 5ational 'ssessment of Epidemiologic 6apacityF@indings and ecommendations.

T#ta$ n'+*er #/ "ers#ns ?? a,en(ies&

A(ade+i( De,ree C'rrent Est0 Need "D# D 2:2. CC9 :C.4

CC9DD! C3.; 39 C.:

C9DL" G4.8 9 C3:.:

9Ph.D.# Dr.P.$.# other ;2.G C89 ;C


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uality of life7an increase in life e,pectancy# %orld%ide reduction ininfant

and child mortality# and the elimination or reduction of numerous lifethreatening communicable diseases. These achieements could nothae occurred %ithout the research# practice and serice of professionals%hocomprise the public health %or+force. This multidisciplinary %or+forceincludes public health clinicians# occupational and enironmentalhealthspecialists# epidemiologists# biostatisticians# health program

administratorsand educators# health economists# planners and policy analysts.

"ore than ;39 of states cite the lac+ of trained personnel as ama&or barrier to our nation-s preparedness. 'dditionally# a recentInstitute of "edicine report states that there is a shortage of C3#333public health physicians7double the amount estimated to bepracticing currently. ther reports hae documented and forecast

shortages among public health nurses# epidemiologists# health careeducators# and administrators. "oreoer# there are demonstrateddisparities in the public health %or+force related to racial and ethnicparity# as %ell as geographic maldistribution.

0 IMPACT ON OTHER UNITS AND PROGRAMS AT IUPUI AND IUB

!tudents in this program %ill conduct scientic research into problems uniueto the health of populations# collaborate %ith medical researchers in many

other departments and schools# proide a critically needed academicresource to support our state-s public health infrastructure# build upon theconsiderable inestments that Indiana has made in the life sciences initiatie#proide data that %ill impact health policy and health serices deliery


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?etters of support for this proposal are included in the appendices.

0 PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

'ccording to the accrediting body# the 6ouncil on Education for Public $ealth

(6EP$)# Ph.D. programs in epidemiology must proide an interdisciplinarylearning enironment in %hich students can acuire a broad public healthorientation# as %ell as depth of education in the discipline of epidemiology.!ince this program %ill prepare students %ho may become public health


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EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT


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0. "arie !%anson# Ph.D.# ".P.$.Professor and 6hair# IU Department of Public $ealth@ormer 6EP$ >oard "ember@ounding Dean of the Uniersity of 'ri*ona uc+erman 6ollege of Public

$ealth

0regory !teele# Dr.P.$.IU!" 'ssociate Professor@ormer Indiana !tate Epidemiologist

Terry ollinger# Dr.P.$.IU!" Professor

Epidemiologist >o%en esearch 6enterIndiana !trombom# Ph.D.# "!5IU!" 'd&unct @acultyEpidemiologist Eli ?illy K 6ompany

>arry Qat*# Ph.D.IU!" Professor>iostatistics Diision Director

0erardo "aupome# >.D.!.# Ph.D.IU!D ProfessorEpidemiologist ral $ealth esearch Institute

Ooe 0ibson# Ph.D.IU!" 'd&unct @acultyEpidemiologist "arion 6ounty $ealth Department

Dr. !%anson has sered on the 6EP$ >oard of 6ouncilors# the body thatma+es all public health accreditation decisions. $er familiarity %ith theaccreditation criteria %ill enable us to deelop ealuation measures for thisPh.D. program that meet the highest national standards. !he continues tochair site isits of public health programs and schools for 6EP$.


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CC.!tudent Presentations# '%ards# ecognition at !cientic

6onferences

C2.'erage ?ength of Time to 6omplete DegreeC.5umber of 0raduates Per SearC8.Employment ates of 0raduatesC;.@eedbac+ from 6ampus and InstitutionC4.@eedbac+ from Employers of 0raduatesCG.@eedbac+ from 'lumniC:.@eedbac+ from the Public $ealth 6ommunity

'ppendicesF'ppendi, IF 6ourse Descriptions'ppendi, IIF @inancial Tables'ppendi, IIIF ?etters of !upport

A""endi@ I: C#'rse Des(ri"ti#ns

C#'rse Tit$e: @undamentals of EpidemiologyC#'rse N'+*er: $;CGH#+e S()##$: Department of Public $ealthCredit H#'rs: .3Prere;'isites:

Des(ri"ti#n: This course %ill introduce students to basicepidemiologic concepts including determinants of health andpatterns of disease in populations# population health descriptietechniues use of health indicators and secondary data


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ndings of epidemiological studies. !tudents %ill gain anunderstanding of these concepts and issues through discussions%ith e,pert epidemiologists and handson e,ercises.

C#'rse Tit$e: Epidemiology esearch "ethods C#'rse N'+*er: P433H#+e S()##$: Department of Public $ealthCredit H#'rs: .3Prere;'isites: $;CG K P4;CDes(ri"ti#n: This course proides an indepth presentation of the

ma&or research designs# analytical methods# and practical issues

specically related to conducting research in the eld ofepidemiology# outcomes research# and health economics. Descriptie# obserational and e,perimental designs areincluded. In addition# issues of ethics# protocol# data uality#instrument design# and analysis are coered.

C#'rse Tit$e: $ealth utcomes esearchC#'rse N'+*er: $4C;

H#+e S()##$: Department of Public $ealthCredit H#'rs: .3Prere;'isites: $;3C# $;32 K $;C8.Des(ri"ti#n: $ealth care leaders of the future %ill be &udged

increasingly on their ability to achiee positie uality outcomesand safe patient care through %or+ing together ininterdisciplinary leadership teams. This course is designed forgraduate leel learners in medicine# nursing# public health#informatics# health administration and other health related

disciplines. The course content is an introduction to eidencebased uality and patient safety programs. Included %ill becontent and practical application about the current science andbest practices essential leadership s+ills and techniues and


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H#+e S()##$: Department of Public $ealthCredit H#'rs: .3Prere;'isites: P4;CDes(ri"ti#n: This course introduces the adanced principles andmethods of data analysis in

public health biostatistics. Emphasis is placed on public healthe,amples as they relate to concepts such asF "ultipleregression# analysis of ariance and coariance# logisticregression# nonparametric statistics# surial analysis# statisticsused in epidemiology# and repeated measures analysis.

C#'rse Tit$e: Infectious DiseaseC#'rse N'+*er: P43<H#+e S()##$: Department of Public $ealthCredit H#'rs: .3Prere;'isites:Des(ri"ti#n: Designed to proide a basic oerie% of the infectious disease

process# including disease agents# transmission# routes#

immunity and public health signicance. The course introducesprinciples of infectious disease epidemiology# including outbrea+inestigation and sureillance using case studies as e,amples.6oncepts on globali*ation of disease# microbial ecology# anddisease eradication are also discussed.

C#'rse Tit$e: 6hronic Disease Epidemiology

C#'rse N'+*er: P4C3H#+e S()##$: Public $ealthCredit H#'rs: .3Prere;'isites: P>$? $;CG or euialent


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C#'rse Tit$e: Instrumentation and "easurementC#'rse N'+*er: 43CH#+e S()##$: 5ursingCredit H#'rs: .3Prere;'isites: 43# 438# or faculty consentDes(ri"ti#n: This course proides an opportunity for the student to

deelop e,pertise in deeloping and testing the psychometricproperties of an instrument to measure healthrelatedphenomena. 6ontent focuses on theoretical foundations ofmeasurement# item construction# uestionnaire design# andcontent analysis# item analysis# assessment of reliability and

alidity# accuracy and precision# and manuscript preparation toreport psychometric properties.

C#'rse Tit$e: Jualitatie Inuiry K esearch "ethodsC#'rse N'+*er: 4C3H#+e S()##$: 5ursingCredit H#'rs: .3

Prere;'isites: ;33. 43# or faculty consentDes(ri"ti#n: euired course that introduces students to thephilosophical and methodological foundations of ualitatieresearch in nursing. !tudents deelop s+ills in understandingand critiuing health sciences research using ualitatie designsand methods. !tudents acuire beginning s+ills in planning andconducting research in the ualitatie paradigm.

C#'rse Tit$e: 6ategorical Data 'nalysisC#'rse N'+*er: ;2


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Credit H#'rs: .3Prere;'isites: ;CG or euialentDes(ri"ti#n: Deals %ith the modern statistical methods for analy*ing

timetoeent data. >ac+ground theory is proided# but thee".P.$.asis is on the applications and the interpretations ofresults. Proides coerage of suriorship functions andcensoring patternsH parametric models and li+elihood methods#special lifetime distributionsH nonparametric inference# lifetables# estimation of cumulatie ha*ard functions# and theQaplan"eier estimatorH one and t%osample nonparametrictests for censored dataH and semiparametric proportional

ha*ards regression 6o, egression# parameters estimation#stratication# model tting strategies# and model interpretations.$eay use of statistical soft%are such as !plus and !'!.

C#'rse Tit$e: 'pplied !patial !tatisticsC#'rse N'+*er: 0;::H#+e S()##$: 0eology

Credit H#'rs: .3Prere;'isites:Des(ri"ti#n: The ob&ecties of this courseF To e,plore the foundations of

spatial analysis (related mathematical and statistical theory) ata leel and depth appropriate for someone aspiring to studyhigherleel enironmental science and1or to become aprofessional enironmental health scientist. To present anintroduction to the eld of topology# %ith e".P.$.asis on thoseaspects of the sub&ect that are basic to adanced spatial

statistics. To introduce the student to %hat it means to do spatialstatistics# as opposed to learning about spatial statistics or tolearning to do e,ercises. To help the student learn ho% to %ritespatial statistics te,t according to the standards of the


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C#'rse Tit$e: !ocial 'spects of "ental $ealth and "ental IllnessC#'rse N'+*er: ;:;H#+e S()##$: !ociologyCredit H#'rs: .3Prere;'isites: graduate standing or consent of instructorDes(ri"ti#n: This is a graduateleel course on the sociology of mental

illness and mental health. Proides a thorough grounding in theresearch issues and traditions that hae characteri*ed scholarlyinuiry into mental illness in the past. !tudents %ill become

familiar %ith public policy as it has had an impact on thetreatment of mental illness and on the mentally ill themseles.

C#'rse Tit$e: >asic $uman 0eneticsC#'rse N'+*er: J;:3H#+e S()##$: "edical and "olecular 0eneticsCredit H#'rs: .3

Prere;'isites: 0eneral 0enetics and consent of instructorDes(ri"ti#n: 'n introduction to the genetics of human traits and heritabledisease. E".P.$.asis %ill be on general aspects of eu+aryotegenetics as it applies to humans# but some pro+aryote genetics%ill be included for comparison.

Juestions can be addressed toF0. "arie !%anson# Ph.D.# ".P.$.

Professor and 6hairDepartment of Public $ealth

IU !chool of "edicineCG 2G8 C24


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