2018 National Epidemiology Survey Reports Salary Data For Almost 600 University Positions Results from the 2018 national survey of salaries among academic epidemiologists indicates that the median starting salaries or median first year salaries for assistant professor are nearly identical for men and women at almost $100,000 for non-physicians in all schools responding (See accompanying tables in this issue). At the associate professor and professor levels, first year median levels were $20-30,000 and $45,000 higher, respectively.
Increased Participation The 2018 survey reporting on salaries earned in 2017 saw a sizable increase in participation as it returned data for 594 individuals from 32 institutions— compared with 425 and 24, respectively, for salaries earned in 2016, the first set of data we reported. This represents a 39% increase in individual records and a 33% increase in responding institutions.
CDC Testimony Calls Situation A Wake-Up Call About US Vaccination Challenges
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Measles Outbreaks In US Unfolding In A Familiar Epidemiologic Pattern
A total of 228 cases of measles have been reported as of mid-March in the United States and these have garnered headlines across the country with regular updates on the nightly news. Many of these reports have been focused on people opposed to vaccine school laws or hesitant to have their children vaccinated. This latter “vaccine hesitancy” behavior has been
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identified by the World Health Organization as one of ten threats that will require global attention in 2019. The Outbreaks To date, measles has been reported from 12 states and 6 of these jurisdictions have been labeled as - Measles cont'd on page 4 •
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