India epidemic intelligence service: Advocating for a unique mentor-based epidemiology training program

To strengthen epidemiological capacity in the country, the Government of India in 2012 initiated a unique, competency-based training in epidemiology. Modeled along the United States Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS), this 2-year mentor-driven and practical-oriented program, based on “learning by d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jai Prakash Narain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
EIS
Online Access:http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2018;volume=62;issue=2;spage=143;epage=145;aulast=Narain