Eligibility Requirements

To apply for the PHIFP, you must:

Meet the requirements
- Educational
- Public health experience
- Informatics experience
- Research experience
Be willing to commit to a 2-year full-time program
Be willing to relocate to Atlanta, Georgia

Educational Requirements

A doctoral (e.g., PhD, MD, PharmD) or masters level degree is required. Qualifying degree must be from an accredited academic institution in one of the following:

Public health, medicine, veterinary medicine, health care, health services research
Computer science, information science, information systems
Statistics
Epidemiology
Public health informatics or related discipline

Informatics Experience

Documented 1-year experience for doctoral level candidates and 3-year experience for masters level candidates is required in one of the following fields:

Public health informatics
Health or clinical informatics or related field
Information systems
Information science
Computer science
Information technology

Public Health Experience

Documented 1-year experience for doctoral level candidates and 3-year experience for masters level candidates is required in one of the following areas:

Public health
Related health care profession (e.g., medicine, nursing)

Research Requirements

Documented experience in performing research or evaluation during or after academic training is required. This includes publications, thesis, poster presentation, or a research or evaluation proposal.