Public Health Laboratory Fellowship Program: an APHL-CDC Initiative

APHL and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) partner to offer a variety of laboratory fellowship programs​ to train and prepare scientists for careers in public health laboratories and to support public health initiatives. ​​

The Public Health Laboratory Fellowship Program offers a competency-based core curriculum​, while allowing fellows to gain a depth of understanding about a particular focus area. Fellowship terms are one year, with a possible extension for a second year, depending on the fellowship and funding availability. ​​APHL offers flexible start dates, to meet your and your mentor’s needs.

The fellowship program covers a variety of topics. Below are examples of the different focus areas you could be matched with and placed into:

• Bioinformati​cs​
• Biorisk Management
• Emergency Preparedeness and Response
• Environmental Health
• Food Safety
• Infectious Disease
• Informatics
• Quality Management
• Ronald H. Laessig Newborn Screening​