Clinical Epidemiology

The Population Health M.S.\Ph.D Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

 Overview 

Clinical epidemiology can be defined as the application of the logical and quantitative concepts and methods of epidemiology to problems (diagnostic, prognostic, therapeutic, and preventive) encountered in the clinical delivery of care to individual patients. The emphasis is on training clinician researchers to conduct methodologically rigorous and scientifically sound studies that are grounded in the biology of their specific disease of interest (e.g., cancer, cardiovascular disease, infectious disease).

Sample Population Health Core Curriculum*

Introduction to Biostatistics

Introduction to Quantitative Methods (SAS)

Principles of Population Health Science

Introduction to Epidemiology

Epidemiologic Methodology

Quantitative Methods in Population Health I

* Sample M.S. core curriculum shown, Ph.D. core curriculum differs
  (see the Graduate Program page for details)

Clinical Epidemiology Area Courses 

Advanced Epidemiology: Etiology and Prevention

Introduction to Clinical Trials

Ethical and Regulatory Issues in Clinical Investigation

Assessment of Medical Technologies

Survival Analysis

Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Cancer Epidemiology

Cardiovascular Epidemiology

Epidemiology of Aging

Introduction to Nutritional Epidemiology

Monitoring Population Health

Measuring Health Outcomes

And other courses in Population Health including...

And other courses throughout the university including...

Clinical Epidemiology Area and Related Faculty 

Karen Cruickshanks, PhD, Epidemiology of Aging, Sensory Impairments

F. Javier Nieto, MD, MPH, PhD, Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Sleep Disorders

Leonelo Bautista MD MPH DrPH, Cardiovascular Epidemiology

Christine Arcari, PhD MPH, Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Patrick Remington, MD MPH, Applied Cancer Epidemiology

Amy Trentham-Dietz, PhD, Cancer Epidemiology

Terry Young, PhD, Epidemiology of Sleep Disorders, Aging

Dennis Fryback, PhD, Cost-effectiveness of clinical interventions

Dave Vanness, PhD, Cost-effectiveness of clinical interventions

Maureen Durkin, PhD DrPH, International Health

Financial Support 

Students typically hold a clinical fellowship or traineeship position, are supported by NIH Career Development (K) awards, or work with their major professor on research grants held by the professor.