The Department of Epidemiology is the oldest. The Department of Chronic Disease was originally created as a division in Public Health Administration in 1954, made into a department in 1961, and then merged with the Department of Epidemiology in 1970. The Department of Chronic Disease, before it merged with the Department of Epidemiology, was chaired by Joseph Earle Moore and Abraham Lilienfeld.
Degree Programs
The Department of Epidemiology offers three doctoral-level programs, two master's-level programs, and one joint degree for undergraduate students. The Department co-sponsors three concentrations for the school-wide Master of Public Health program: 1) Epidemiological & Biostatistics Methods for Public Health and Clinical Research, 2) Food, Nutrition & Health and 3) Infectious Diseases.
The Department of Epidemiology began offering the Graduate Summer Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in 1983. It offers short, intensive courses in epidemiology and biostatistics iCourse lengths span one day, one week, or three weeks, and are offered online or on-site in Baltimore, Maryland. The department also offers a number of 'certificate programs online or on-site, including: Epidemiology for Public Health Professional, Healthcare Epidemiology, Infection Control, and Prevention, Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, and Clinical Trials.
Training Programs
The Department currently has the largest overall postdoctoral training program in the School of Public Health. Many postdoctoral fellows and predoctoral trainees are supported by NIH-funded training programs.
Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Aging and Biostatistics Training Program
Cancer Epidemiology Training Program
Johns Hopkins HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Sciences Training Program
Eye & Vision Genomics Training Program
Johns Hopkins Training Program in STIs
MD GEM: The Maryland Genetics, Epidemiology, and Medicine Training Program
Tracks
The Department of Epidemiology offers eight different tracks for student research and training:
Cancer Epidemiology
Cardiovascular Disease and Clinical Epidemiology - The track was originally named the Division of Clinical and Chronic Disease Epidemiology and was directed by Moyses Szklo from 1979 until 1986. In 1986, it was split into two divisions: The Division of Clinical Epidemiology was directed by Paul K. Whelton from 1986 until 2001, and the Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology was directed by Moyses Szklo from 1986 until 2001.
Clinical Trials and Evidence Synthesis
Environmental Epidemiology
Epidemiology of Aging
General Epidemiology and Methodology
Genetic Epidemiology - This track was previously called the Division of Human Genetics. The division was founded in 1979 and was directed by Bernice H. Cohen and Terri H. Beaty.
Infectious Disease Epidemiology - This track was previously named the Division of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, founded in 1974. The Division of Infectious Disease Epidemiology has been directed by Neal Nathanson, Harvey R. Fischman, B. Frank Polk, Kenrad E. Nelson and Alfred Saah, Alfred Saah, and Kenrad E. Nelson, David Celentano, Taha El Tahir Taha, William J. Moss.
Some divisions no longer exist. The Division of Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology was founded in 1979 and was directed by Genevieve M. Matanowski. The Division of Veterinary Epidemiology was founded in 1979 and directed by Harvey Fischman.
