Applied epidemiology competencies for governmental public health agencies: mapping current curriculum and the development of new curriculum.

摘要

As discussed in this issue, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) recently developed Competencies for Applied Epidemiologists in Governmental Public Health Agencies (AECs).~(1,2) These detailed practice competencies are designed to provide guidance about knowledge and skills useful for a range of applied epidemiology positions, from entry-level (Tier 1), to mid-level (Tier 2), to senior epidemiology management (Tier 3a), and scientific positions (Tier 3b), with a goal of building epidemiology workforce capacity.