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In The Field with the CEFO Program
I became a Career Epidemiology Field Officer (CEFO) in July 2008 after accepting an assignment with the North Carolina Division of Public Health in Raleigh. My initial projects focused on increasing capacity for disaster epidemiology, evaluating communicable disease surveillance, and conducting case, cluster, and outbreak investigations. These early projects provided great learning experiences, but my
Posted on by 7 CommentsChange is in the Air
Change is a good thing: it brings new ideas and new opportunities. I’m excited about the new changes in my career as I transition from the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) to the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) within CDC. I joined OPHPR this August as the
Posted on by 9 CommentsNicki Pesik
Guest Author Nicki Pesik, MD, is an emergency room physician who has two positions at CDC’s proposed new National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) in Atlanta. She serves as Associate Director for Biosecurity for NCEZID and as Epidemiology Team Lead for the Bacterial Zoonoses Branch within NCEZID’s Division of Foodborne, Bacterial, and