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An Untapped Resource: Opportunities for Collaboration
with GGraduate
SStudent
EEpidemiology
RResponse
PPrograms
LT Erin Koers, LCDR (IRC) Kristy Murray & LCDR (IRC) LT Erin Koers, LCDR (IRC) Kristy Murray & LCDR (IRC) Robert Emery Robert Emery
USPHS Scientific and Training SymposiumUSPHS Scientific and Training Symposium
San Diego, CA - May 24, 2010San Diego, CA - May 24, 2010
Two problems…
Deficit in resources and infrastructure for epidemiologic surge capacity1,2
Need to diversify epidemiologic training programs
One solution…Graduate Student Epidemiology Response
Programs (GSERPs)1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003: Assessment of the epidemiologic capacity in state and territorial
health departments—United States, 2001. MMWR 52: 1049-1051.2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005 Assessment of the epidemiologic capacity in state and territorial
health departments—United States, 2004. MWR 54(18) : 457-459.
Objectives
What is a GSERP?
GSERPs: past, present & future
GSERP activities
How to get involved
The University of Texas School of Public Health - SEIS
What is a GSERP?
Student organization
Surge capacity for local health agencies
Rapidly mobilized & trained volunteer force
Training, education & response activities
The Many Faces of GSERPs
Number of members
Training requirements
Role of faculty, staff & students
Partnerships
Funding
Mutual Benefits of GSERPs
Gain field experience
Practical training & mentorship
Community service
Supplement academic education
Explore applied public health careers
Network with health department staff
Low cost
Surge capacity
• Outbreak investigations
• Mass immunizations
• Other short-term projects
Ties to academic institutions
Recruit future employees
Students Benefits Agency Benefits
GSERPs Around the Country (14)
Arizona – Tucson
Connecticut – New
Haven
Georgia – Atlanta
Maryland – Baltimore
Massachusetts – Boston
Michigan – Ann Arbor
Minnesota – Minneapolis
New York – New York
City
North Carolina –
Chapel Hill
Ohio – Columbus
Oklahoma – Oklahoma
City
Pennsylvania –
Pittsburgh
Texas – Houston
South Carolina –
Columbia
GSERPs: Past, Present, & Future Past
• Started in the 2000’s• Many supported by CDC-funded Centers for Public
Health Preparedness (CPHPs)
Present• Currently 14 GSERPs• Development of new GSERPs around the country• Funding ending
Future• National GSERP Working Group
Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Academic Institutions
• ???
GSERP Activities
Education•Guest lecturers•Local protocols
Training•Public health skills•Classroom, hands-on & field-based
exercises Response
•Outbreak response•Emergency response•Community assessments
Training
Training
Development of the public health workforce
• Students are the future public health workforce
• Knowing local public health infrastructure
Opportunities for public health workers
• Strengthening local public health infrastructure
• Inter-agency and inter-disciplinary collaboration
• Maximizing resources
Training = trained volunteers
Rapidly mobilized, trained, volunteer force
• Emergency response activities
• Outbreak investigations
• Mass screening / distribution campaigns
• Data management and analysis
• Other public health agency activities
Meningococcal outbreak at local university
Syndromic Surveillance in SheltersHurricane Katrina Evacuees – Houston, TX
Percentages of Diarrhea and Vomiting
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.5%3.0%3.5%4.0%4.5%
Date
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Getting Involved
Contact your local School of Public Health or GSERP program
Contact other established programs
Start small
Maintain communication
Recruitment Opportunities
PHS Activities in Schools of Public Health
Site visit regarding “best practices” to increase familiarity with US PHS Commissioned Corps
Visits with targeted areas:• Schools of medicine,
dentistry, nursing, public health
Awareness seminars and lectures
Supporting GSERPs
Take advantage
Mentorship
Support trainings
Give input on skills needed
Provide feedback on experience
Acknowledgements
CDC Laura Bettencourt , LT (University of Pittsburgh – SPHERE) Shauna Mettee, LT (Emory University – SORT) Randolph Daley, CAPT
The University of Texas Health Science Center (SEIS) Rebecca Bryson Jamie Emert Jane Montealegre
The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of
the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Thank you!
Erin M. Koers, LTEpidemic Intelligence Service Officer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [email protected] 770-488-5168
Kristy O. Murray, LCDR (IRC)Assistant Professor
The University of Texas School of Public [email protected] 713-500-9358
Robert J. Emery, LCDR (IRC)Associate Professor of Occupational Health
The University of Texas School of Public [email protected] 713-500-9469