How do they match: Epidemiologists

  • Medical Epidemiologist

  • Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.
  • Plan, administer and evaluate health safety standards and programs to improve public health, conferring with health department, industry personnel, physicians, and others.
  • Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings.
  • Consult with and advise physicians, educators, researchers, government health officials and others regarding medical applications of sciences, such as physics, biology, and chemistry.
  • Oversee public health programs, including statistical analysis, health care planning, surveillance systems, and public health improvement.
  • Teach principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians.

  • Plan biological research.
  • Direct medical science or healthcare programs.
  • Establish standards for medical care.