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The application period for the PHIFP Class of 2024 is open now through December 1, 2023.
Applicants must meet the educational, informatics, public health, and research experience in addition to other requirements outlined below.
Educational Requirements
Doctoral Level Candidates
All doctoral candidates must have a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, PharmD, DrPH) from an accredited academic institution in one of the following:
- Public Health, Medicine, Healthcare/Health Services Research
- Computer Science, Data Science, or Medical/Public Health Informatics
- Statistics or Epidemiology
- Engineering
- Operations Research
Masters Level Candidates
All master’s level candidates must have a master’s degree (MPH, MS, MSc) from an accredited academic institution as well as at least one year of document experience in one of the following:
- Public Health, Medicine, Healthcare/Health Services Research
- Computer Science, Data Science, or Medical/Public Health Informatics
- Statistics or Epidemiology
- Engineering
- Operations Research
Research Requirements
- PHIFP applicants should document any research or evaluation experience that they completed during or after their academic training.
- Acceptable experience includes publications, thesis writing and defense, poster presentations, and/or a research or evaluation proposal.
Relocation
- Relocation is required to various programs at CDC locations. Some assignments may also occur in other federal agencies, as well as state and local health departments.
Citizenship
- Verify that you are not a citizen of a country designated as a state sponsor of terrorism per this U.S. Department of State’s website: State Sponsors of Terrorism
- Non-U.S. citizens must be legal permanent residents or eligible for J1, TN, H-1B, or OPT-EAD (STEM Extension) visas prior to the program’s start date. CDC’s Human Resource Office/Immigration Office will consult with all non-U.S. citizen candidates to identify the most appropriate work authorization needed to complete the fellowship program requirements.