The Graduate Program in Epidemiology offers instruction and
interdisciplinary research opportunities leading to the
M.S. degree in Epidemiology. The
Program is administratively housed within the Department of Health Research
and Policy. Affiliated faculty come from a large number of Stanford University
departments and centers, as well as from Bay Area research facilities.
The Program in Epidemiology is a key component of the multidisciplinary
Stanford Center for Translational Education and Research (SCCTER), whose
mission is to transform and integrate clinical and translational research
across academic and clinical units. The M.S. degree gives researchers with
diverse clinical backgrounds the knowledge and skills to become clinical
investigators. It also provides a rigorous introduction to epidemiology
for individuals without a clinical background or previous research
experience and for individuals with research experience in the behavioral
and social sciences. Program faculty have particular research strengths
in the following areas: cancer epidemiology, infectious disease
epidemiology, neuroepidemiology, cardiovascular disease epidemiology,
musculoskeletal disease epidemiology, and aspects of epidemiologic methods,
genetic epidemiology, women's health, and environmental and occupational
epidemiology. No applications for the PhD degree are currently accepted.
Clinical Research Track and Traditional Track
Two academic tracks lead to the M.S. degree. These tracks, which do not
appear on the diploma, are the Clinical Research Track for physicians and
medical students with specific interests in clinical and translational
research, and the Traditional Track for students with other backgrounds.
Students in the Clinical Research Track receive training in epidemiologic
methods, statistical analysis, and other areas essential to
patient-oriented clinical research. Students in this track are typically
clinical investigators with an M.D. or comparable clinical degree, often
during fellowship stages of their training or as junior faculty members.
The Traditional Track serves as a rigorous introduction to epidemiology
for students with baccalaureate degrees who are considering careers in
epidemiology and for behavioral and social scientists who wish to bring
an epidemiologic orientation to their research.
To receive the degree, students in both tracks are expected to obtain a
thorough grounding in epidemiologic methods and applied biostatistics and
to demonstrate research skills through the completion of a master thesis.
A total of 45 units of course work are required. Required courses are
HRP 225, Design and Conduct of Clinical and Epidemiologic Studies
HRP 226, Advanced Epidemiologic and Clinical Research Methods
HRP 236, Epidemiology Research Seminar
HRP 259, Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Epidemiology
HRP 261, Intermediate Biostatistics: Analysis of DIscrete Data
HRP 262, Intermediate Biostatistics: Regression, Prediction, Survival Analysis
HRP 399, Research (master thesis)
Students in the Clinical Research Track also complete HRP 251 (Design and
Conduct of Clinical Trials) and MED 255 (Responsible Conduct of Research).
Students are required to select at least two other courses in Epidemiology.
Students are assigned a methodology mentor, who is usually from the
Department of Health Research and Policy, and a research mentor, who may be
from another department. For the students in the Clinical Research Track,
the research mentor is often an affiliated faculty member from the department
of the student’s clinical specialty. Other programmatic requirements are
described in
Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Epidemiology, Information and
Guidelines, available from the Educational Coordinator.
Program Faculty
Director: Victor W. Henderson, Professor of Health Research and Policy and of Neurology and Neurological Sciences.
Advisory Committee: Russ Altman, Professor of Bioengineering,
Genetics and Medicine (Medical Informatics, General Internal Medicine);
Stephen P. Fortmann, Professor of Medicine;
Victor W. Henderson, Professor, Departments of Health Research and Policy and
of Neurology and Neurological Sciences (ex officio );
John R. Huguenard, Associate Professor of Neurology & Neurological Sciences;
Charles C. Prober, Professor of Pediatrics and of Microbiology & Immunology;
Robert Tibshirani, Professor of Health Research & Policy (biostatistics).
Core Faculty and Academic Teaching Staff within the Department of
Health Research and Policy: Raymond R. Balise, Lecturer;
Gary D. Friedman, Consulting Professor;
Victor W. Henderson, Professor;
Abby C. King, Professor;
Allison Kurian, Assistant Professor;
Yvonne Maldonado, Professor;
Lorene M. Nelson, Associate Professor;
Julie Parsonnet, Professor;
Rita A. Popat, Clinical Assistant Professor;
Kristin L. Sainani, Clinical Assistant Professor;
Weiva Sieh, Assistant Professor;
Dee W. West, Professor; Alice S. Whittemore, Professor.
Affiliated faculty: Affiliated faculty come from a large number
of Stanford University departments and centers, as well as from Bay area
research facilities. These faculty teach within the Program in Epidemiology,
serve as research mentors, offer biostatistical consultation, or contribute
in other substantial ways to the educational mission of the Program.
For additional information, address inquires to
Erika French-Arnold
Educational Coordinator
Department of Health Research and Policy
Stanford University School of Medicine
HRP Redwood Building
Stanford, CA 94305-5405
Telephone: (650) 723-5456
Fax: (650) 725-6951
Email:
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