District 1-1 Northwest

This fellowship position is in District 1-1 Northwest in Rome, Georgia. The fellow selected for this position will be an employee of Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health for the duration of the fellowship but will spend their time working as a level 1 epidemiologist within the Northwest district. The fellow should expect to work in person, although a hybrid work schedule may become available to the fellow based on performance.

The Fellow can expect to engage in a variety of routine epidemiologic activities in this position including:

• Cross training in acute disease epi (over 60 illnesses), STD, HIV, and COVID-19.
• Attending Emergency Preparedness Coalition meetings occasionally, HIV Coalition meetings, or others.

In addition to regular duties, the Fellow will need to complete an oral/poster presentation and at least two required analytic, evaluation, or quality improvement projects. Examples of projects in this district include:

• Updating a database on community partners such as school nurses, long term care facilities, etc. so that communication can be improved with these entities and provide them with updates as needed.
• Conducting data analysis on newly diagnosed syphilis and HIV cases in the district to determine the main target audiences for social media campaigns and/or postings.

Preferred Fellow background and skills include:

• Bilingual skills with English and Spanish.
• Knowledge and background with acute disease follow up.
• Experience talking to medical staff and/or patients from a medical office.
• Data analysis experience.
• Comfort talking to clients about lab results and risk factors.