流行病学哲学博士-老年流行病学

该计划为学生提供了进行学术研究，教学和指导的高级学术准备。这包括对流行病学概念和方法的集中培训以及基于研究的论文的完成。由于该系内正在进行的教职人员研究范围广泛，因此学生有能力在流行病学教职人员的指导下选择重点领域并进行研究。研究领域主要包括：肌肉骨骼健康：活动性，残疾，肌肉减少症，骨质疏松症和骨关节炎，衰老和长寿遗传的生物学，心血管衰老和糖尿病，认知和精神健康与睡眠障碍，全球性衰老和少数民族衰老，预防，健康促进，以及医疗保健利用率。
Students take a series of core courses in epidemiology and public health, then may choose to enroll in courses in one or several areas of emphasis. Faculty in each of these areas have major research and/or community service programs that provide excellent facilities for student research and field training, and some have training grants. All trainees participate in a four-course series on aging, hands-on research training, research conferences, and seminars. Additional career development opportunities for post-doctoral students are available. All doctoral trainees design, implement, analyze data, and report the results of an independent study as part of the program with a goal of submitting three manuscripts for publication. Trainees are encouraged to present their research in a variety of venues, including Public Health Dean's Day, Aging Institute Research Day, and national scientific meetings.