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Notice to Readers: Epidemic Intelligence Service Online-Only
Application Deadline --- September 15, 2008
Applications for CDC's July 2009--June 2011 Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) program are now being accepted.
This year, applications are only being accepted via the new EIS online application system.
EIS is a 2-year, postgraduate program of service and on-the-job training for health professionals interested in the practice
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to gain hands-on experience in epidemiology at CDC or at state or local health departments. EIS officers, often called
CDC's "disease detectives," have gone on to
occupy leadership positions at CDC and other public health agencies nationally
and
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Persons with a strong interest in applied epidemiology who meet at least one of the following qualifications may apply
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