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Department / Organization:
Branch Directorate Division Group
Mailing Address:
Primary Supervisor: Name Title Telephone Fax Email
Alternate Supervisor #1 Name Title Telephone Fax Email
Alternate Supervisor #2 Name Title Telephone Fax Email
Why do you want to supervise a Field Epidemiologist for two years?
Available Support: List the available technical resources and administrative support, including Field Epidemiologist alumni
Orientation to Placement: Describe how you would orient a Field Epidemiologist to your area; what specifically would you and other staff do to prepare for a Field Epidemiologist’s first week on the job?
Access to Supervision: On average, how much duty travel do you do annually? If you were unavailable for an extended period of time ( 2 weeks) because of vacation, duty travel, leave of absence, etc., what specific provisions would you make to ensure that a Field Epidemiologist placed with you is adequately supervised?
Coaching/Mentoring/Feedback: Describe your approach to supervising a Field Epidemiologist; how would you provide feedback?
Scope of Placement: Summarize the mandate, roles and responsibilities of department / organization
Range of Opportunities: Summarize the range of activities in which a Field Epidemiologist may become involved; indicate the level of responsibility the Field Epidemiologist might have with various activities; specifically address opportunities for field investigations; indicate how these activities relate to the Field Epidemiologist’s PEGs (see attached document)
Proposed Surveillance Projects: Identify specific surveillance-related project(s) NOTE: In previous years, PEG#3 focused on the evaluation of a health event under surveillance. At the placements’ request, this has been broadened to include the design, implementation, revision or evaluation of public health surveillance.
Strength of Placement: Feel free to sell your placement
Potential Limitations of Placement: