California Epidemiologic Investigation Service (Cal-EIS) Fellowship

The California Epidemiologic Investigation Service (Cal-EIS) is a one-year training program for health professionals who have at least a master’s degree in a field related to public health. The mission of CalEIS is to prepare epidemiologists for public health leadership positions in California.

At the beginning of the training year, each Preceptor and assigned Fellow jointly identify and develop projects. Fellows perform activities and achieve competencies over a broad range of public health/epidemiology functions. Previous fellows have performed descriptive and/or analytic epidemiologic studies, evaluated programs to determine their effects on the incidence or severity of health problems, and investigated disease clusters. Former Cal-EIS Fellows have studied problems ranging from the relationship of air pollution and cardiovascular mortality to COVID-19 response. 

Learn more on their website.

October 31

Applicants must:

• have a master’s or doctoral degree in a health-related field. The degree may be in progress at the time of application but must be completed before the beginning of the fellowship.
• have taken at least two courses in epidemiology, two courses in biostatistics, and one course in R during graduate/professional school may apply. 
• be a US citizen or possess a Permanent Resident card to live and work in the US. 
• reside within California during the Fellowship.

Mail or email the application form to:

Program Coordinator

California Department of Public Health

California Epidemiologic Investigation Service

MS-7208

P.O. Box 997377

Sacramento, CA 95899-7377

CAL_EIS@cdph.ca.gov