From Field Epidemiology to Hospital Wards with William Schaffner
Dr. William Schaffner reflects on his transition from a clinical infectious disease specialist to a public health physician through the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service. He highlights how field epidemiology training shaped his later work in hospital infection control and surveillance.
Why it matters
Provides historical and professional context on the evolution of public health surveillance and infectious disease management in the United States.
William Schaffner | Professor of Preventive Medicine, Department of Health Policy; Professor of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Citation : Microbiol Infect Dis AMJ. 2026; https://doi.org/10.33590/microbiolinfectdisamj/738858S4
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