Overview

PHIFP aims to provide robust informatics capacity primarily to CDC, but also to other public health organizations. This fellowship:

• Provides extensive training and experience preparing professionals to solve cutting-edge informatics issues in public health.
• Ensure that fellows receive experience a curriculum that comprises 10% course work and 90% on-the-job training in both informatics and public health.

Fellows have helped to improve the implementation of information systems and conducted informatics evaluation projects.

The fellowship begins with an intensive orientation followed by real-world assignments and activities. Fellows work in a team environment and are mentored by public health and informatics experts.

Orientation

In preparation for their assignments and activities, fellows are required to attend an orientation session that provides background about CDC, public health, and the role of informatics within the public health system.

Required Activities

PHIFP fellows learn through a combination of course work and on-the-job training. PHIFP fellows:

• Work on public health informatics projects within their assigned CDC Centers
• Provide informatics assistance to state, local, and territorial health departments, international agencies and non-profit entities through special requests, or Info-Aids
• Develop, manage, and evaluate complex information systems.