Medical and veterinary students: Train alongside CDC Disease Detectives and other experts to track diseases, solve outbreaks, draft guidelines, and promote health in communities.

To be eligible for the Epidemiology Elective Program (EEP), you must be:

• a U.S. citizen
• a medical or veterinary student when applying
• candidate for either DO or MD
• candidate for either DVM or VMD
• enrolled full-time in a U.S.-accredited medical or veterinary school located in the United States, with at least 2 years completed by July 1 of the application year.

The school must be accredited by one of the following:

• Liaison Committee on Medical Education
• American Osteopathic Association
• American Veterinary Medical Association

CDC’s Epidemiology Elective Program offers public health rotations from Atlanta, Georgia, to Anchorage, Alaska.

Apply February 1 to April 1 for a Spring 2025 rotation.

Apply now