Epidemiologist and Public Health Scientist Business Cards

Epidemiologists are the scientific detectives of public health — using statistical methods, population data, and field investigation to understand why disease occurs, who is at risk, and how to prevent or control it. From surveillance of chronic disease trends to outbreak investigation of emerging infections, epidemiologists work at the intersection of medicine, statistics, and public health policy.

What Epidemiologist Cards Must Include

Your Degree and Credentials

• PhD — doctoral degree in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, or related field
• MPH (Master of Public Health) — common public health master's
• MSPH / MS Epi — master's of science in public health or epidemiology
• MD MPH — physician epidemiologist (clinical and population focus)
• DrPH (Doctor of Public Health) — practice-focused doctoral
• CPH (Certified in Public Health) — NBPHE certification — demonstrates board knowledge

Specialty training:

• EIS officer (Epidemic Intelligence Service) — CDC's prestigious 2-year applied epidemiology fellowship — a major credential
• CSTE (Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists) member
• SER (Society for Epidemiologic Research) member
• APHA member (American Public Health Association)

Your Specialty Domain

Epidemiology subdivides by:

• Infectious disease epidemiology: Outbreak investigation, HIV, TB, foodborne illness, vaccine-preventable disease
• Chronic disease epidemiology: Cancer, cardiovascular, diabetes, obesity
• Environmental epidemiology: Air quality, water, toxic exposures
• Social epidemiology: Social determinants, health disparities
• Cancer epidemiology / oncoepidemiology
• Reproductive and perinatal epidemiology
• Injury and violence epidemiology
• Pharmacoepidemiology: Drug safety surveillance
• Surveillance: Notifiable disease reporting, biosurveillance
• Genomics / genetic epidemiology
• Disaster and emergency response epidemiology

Your Agency or Setting

• CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) — the dominant US public health agency
• State health department (epidemiologist at state level)
• County or local health department
• NIH or academic research institution
• WHO, PAHO (international)
• DoD military epidemiology
• CRO or pharmaceutical (pharmacoepidemiology)
• Nonprofit global health

Your Technical Methods

• SAS, R, STATA, Python (statistical software)
• GIS / spatial epidemiology (mapping outbreak clusters)
• SUDAAN, SAS survey analysis
• REDCap, CSTE MAVEN, NEDSS

Design for Epidemiologists

Scientific, Professional, Public Health

Epidemiologist card design:

• Academic or government professional
• Scientific authority
• Public health mission-aligned

Color palette:

• Navy + white: public health professional
• Teal + white: health science
• Charcoal + white: research authority

Back of Card

1. "PhD MPH | CPH | EIS Officer [year] | CSTE"
2. "[Domain: Infectious disease | Chronic | Pharmacoepi | Environmental]"
3. "[Setting: CDC | State health dept | Academic | NIH | WHO]"
4. "SAS | R | GIS | Surveillance | Outbreak investigation"
5. "[Institution email] | [LinkedIn QR] | [ORCID]"

Checklist

• [ ] PhD and/or MPH degree
• [ ] CPH certification
• [ ] EIS officer credential (if applicable)
• [ ] CSTE / APHA membership
• [ ] Specialty domain (infectious, chronic, environmental)
• [ ] Agency affiliation
• [ ] Statistical software proficiency
• [ ] ORCID for publications
• [ ] Professional scientific card design