Defining methodologic and other core competencies for PhD-level training in epidemiology

Hailey R. Banack; Laura C. Rosella; Stephanie Shiau; Chanelle J. Howe; Pablo Martinez-Amezcua; Matthew P. Fox; Sara D. Adar; Emily W. Harville; Heather A. Young; Sarah S. Bassiouni; Shilo H. McBurney; Samuel L. Swift; William C. Miller; Matthew J. Strickland; Francesca R. Marino; Stephan Ehrhardt; Susan M. Pinney; Olabowale O. Olola; Cindy Prins; Sofija E. Zagarins; Nel Jason L. Haw; Anna Z. Pollack; Sung Kyun Park; Emily Goldmann; Emily M. Henkle; Farzana Kapadia; Andrew O. Odegaard; Uyen Sa D.T. Nguyen; Catherine E. Oldenburg; Catherine R. Lesko

doi:10.1093/aje/kwaf073

Defining methodologic and other core competencies for PhD-level training in epidemiology

Hailey R. Banack
, Laura C. Rosella
, Stephanie Shiau
, Chanelle J. Howe
, Pablo Martinez-Amezcua
, Matthew P. Fox
, Sara D. Adar
, Emily W. Harville
, Heather A. Young
, Sarah S. Bassiouni
, Shilo H. McBurney
, Samuel L. Swift
, William C. Miller
, Matthew J. Strickland
, Francesca R. Marino
, Stephan Ehrhardt
, Susan M. Pinney
, Olabowale O. Olola
, Cindy Prins
, Sofija E. Zagarins

Nel Jason L. Haw, Anna Z. Pollack, Sung Kyun Park, Emily Goldmann, Emily M. Henkle, Farzana Kapadia, Andrew O. Odegaard, Uyen Sa D.T. Nguyen, Catherine E. Oldenburg, Catherine R. Lesko

Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health

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In this manuscript, we present the results of a series of workshops convened in conjunction with the 2023 Society for Epidemiologic Research annual meeting. The overall objective of the workshops was to develop a set of core competencies for PhD students in epidemiology. The topics presented in the list of competencies are organized using a framework similar to many graduate programs in epidemiology, proceeding from basic to advanced topics. Given the breadth of substantive topics in the fields of epidemiology and public health, this list of competencies focuses on methodologic topics that are relevant to all students, regardless of research interest. The final topic lists were developed based on discussions including a large and diverse group of epidemiologists with different areas of expertise. By creating this resource, we aim to facilitate training of future generations of epidemiologists.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	307-318
Number of pages	12
Journal	American Journal of Epidemiology
Volume	195
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwaf073
State	Published - Feb 1 2026

Keywords

PhD epidemiology
competencies
doctoral training
epidemiology education

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Banack, H. R., Rosella, L. C., Shiau, S., Howe, C. J., Martinez-Amezcua, P., Fox, M. P., Adar, S. D., Harville, E. W., Young, H. A., Bassiouni, S. S., McBurney, S. H., Swift, S. L., Miller, W. C., Strickland, M. J., Marino, F. R., Ehrhardt, S., Pinney, S. M., Olola, O. O., Prins, C., ... Lesko, C. R. (2026). Defining methodologic and other core competencies for PhD-level training in epidemiology. American Journal of Epidemiology, 195(2), 307-318. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwaf073

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