No 37 - 2023

European training programme to become a field epidemiologist (EPIET) of a field microbiologist (EUPHEM)

Once again, it is possible to apply for the two-year European training programme to become a field epidemiologist, EPIET (European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training). Participants will achieve skills comprising, among others, monitoring and control of infectious diseases, outbreak tracing and handling, applied research, communication, etc. The programme consists of two years of stationing in another European country. It is “on-the-job training” and participation in the study programme is remunerated. Participants are expected to have undergone relevant training, possess experience in the field of public health and to have an interest in practical epidemiology.

It is also possible to apply for a similar two-year European training programme for microbiologists, EUPHEM (European Public Health Microbiology Training). This training programme is also completed as two years' of stationing in another European country. Programme participants will achieve proficiency in performing independent laboratory tasks in connection with the surveillance and control of infectious diseases, tracing and management of outbreaks, applied research and communication, etc. Participants are expected to have a minimum of three years of work experience in the field of microbiology or a PhD degree and an interest in practical epidemiology.

Both programmes are offered by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), and starts as a joint three-week introductory course held mid-September 2024.

Applicants to EPIET and EUPHEM shall be citizens of the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway with proficiency in English. The deadline for application is 15 October 2023.

Additional information is available at the ECDC's website or by contacting Section Head Steen Ethelberg (set@ssi.dk), Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Prevention (EPIET) or Rune Stensvold (run@ssi.dk), Microbiology and Infection Control (EUPHEM).

(Statens Serum Institut)