SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR
2-YEAR INDIA EPIDEMIC INTELLIGENCE SERVICE (EIS) PROGRAMME
National Centre for Disease
Control (NCDC)-Delhi, in
collaboration with the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC),
is currently hosting the India Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Programme,
modeled on the US EIS Programme. This is a joint venture between India
and USA, aimed at preparing public health professionals for leadership
positions at district, state and national levels. The India EIS Programme has
been recognized by National Board of Examination (NBE) to appear for DNB Part 2
as per the laid down procedures.
Applications are invited for
the enrolment of a minimum of 15 outstanding public health professionals for India
EIS, commencing in September 2014 for a period of two years. Out of this,
approximately a one month training would be at NCDC with other training
opportunities offered throughout the training to fulfill prescribed core
activities of learning, to acquire the needed skills of a practicing field
epidemiologist.
Eligibility:
(1) MBBS plus MD (Public
Health) OR MBBS plus MD (Clinical/ Para-Clinical) with two years public health
experience OR MBBS with PG Diploma in Clinical/Para-Clinical field from any
recognized institution with three years of PH experience OR MBBS from any
recognized institution with five years of PH experience, may also apply;
(2) 25-45 years at the time of
application;
(3) Sponsored/nominated
candidates should be regular/permanent employees of Central/ State Health
Service or equivalent viz. ESI, Railways, Municipal Corporations, Local Bodies,
etc. Out of 15 seats, 12 seats are state sponsored candidates* and 3 for self
sponsored candidates**. In case self sponsored candidates are not available,
the seats will be filled up from amongst the state-sponsored candidates.
Sponsored candidates shall be paid full salary and other admissible allowances
for the two year training period by their sponsoring authority.
Competitive Selection: All applicants, both state sponsored and self
sponsored, shall undergo a stringent competitive process for the selection.
Sponsorship/ nomination does not automatically guarantee selection. The
nominating agencies will recommend and forward the application of employee with
the agreement to release the employee to NCDC for the duration of the two-year
programme, in case of his/her selection to the course.
Training Fees, etc: No training fee will be charged to the candidate.
However, candidates are required to meet living expenses including boarding and
lodging on their own during the period of training.
Applications shall be accepted
in the prescribed application form, which must be e-mailed to eiscellncdc@gmail.com
on or before May 1, 2014. Prospective applicants are urged to visit the
NCDC website http://ncdc.gov.in for additional information and
prescribed application form. The compendium explaining the India EIS
Programme, detailed selection procedures, applicable stipend and allowances
is also available at the NCDC-Delhi website. For any further query, please
email at eiscellncdc@gmail.com.
*State sponsored: Regular/Permanent employee of Central/ State Health
Service or equivalent viz. ESI, Railways, Municipal Corporation, Local Bodies,
etc.
**Self sponsored: Candidates not from any of the above said
organizations/institutions.
Follow the link below to go to the enrollment notice:
Follow the link below to go:
Application Form accompanied by other required documents:
Application Form.doc and Application Form.pdf
Application Form.doc and Application Form.pdf
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