University of Pennsylvania Survey Results Of Academic Epidemiology Salaries Made Public For The First Time Group To Partner With The Epidemiology Monitor To Expand Scope And Utility Of Future Surveys Some 20 years ago, the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CCEB) and the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (DBEI) at the University of Pennsylvania began an unusual endeavor. These two academic entities set out to conduct a national survey of faculty salaries that would help leaders in their fellow departments of epidemiology and preventive
medicine identify and promote competitive compensation for faculty members. The Association of American Medical Colleges has been conducting a salary survey for many years, but does not track information on epidemiologists since most are in schools of public health. Though individual institutions have published salary ranges for epidemiology positions in their own departments,
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Bureau of Labor Statistics Report on Epidemiologists Estimates Almost 7,000 Persons In This Job Category The release of new information from the University of Pennsylvania’s survey of salaries for academic epidemiologists triggered a review of the latest employment and wage information about epidemiologists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The latest report from the BOL on employment and wages for persons in the epidemiologist category in May 2017 estimates that 6,870 persons are employed. June 2018
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It excludes data from self-employed workers but includes data collected from employers in all employment sectors and from all states and the District of Columbia. Mean Annual Wage The mean annual wage across all groups was $76,230 and the median wage was $69,660. The percentile - Labor cont'd on page 5 Volume Thirty Nine
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there was no national yardstick available. The DBEI and CCEB set out to provide such a resource for the field by soliciting data each year from peers in about 60 institutions. Along the way, they also improved their approach, modeling it on the popular, sophisticated tool that the American Statistical Association has long provided for the closely related field of biostatistics. The updated survey distinguished tenured from non-tenured positions and pegged salaries to the number of years a faculty member had spent at a particular rank. Recent Results Now Shared With Readers Today, there is still nothing quite like this survey, and as of this edition of The Epidemiology Monitor it begins a new stage. Previously the results were shared only with leaders who submitted the data. Now, with the agreement of the 2016 participants, the data are being made public for the first time through the newsletter for the wider epidemiology community. The results included here are based on the anonymous individual salaries of 421 faculty members (245 in schools of public health, 99 in schools of medicine, 77 in schools of medicine/public health). According to the Penn group which has multiple years of experience administering and distributing this survey, the results from this small sample should not serve as the sole basis for decision making, but can, nonetheless, add a
useful perspective when assessing academic faculty salary levels in epidemiology. The results are presented in the accompanying tables on pages 3 & 4 in this issue. 2018 Survey Coming Soon Work on the 2018 survey is now under way, as epidemiology department chairs from around the country are vetting its content to make it as useful as possible. The Epidemiology Monitor will distribute the survey over the summer and provide anonymous data to the DBEI and CCEB for analysis. Moving forward, the survey team at Penn anticipates that the number of respondents will be sufficient to permit depictions of the salary data broken down into finer categories that will provide more specific information, for example, contrasting schools of medicine with schools of public health. We look forward to gaining more respondents and gathering a more robust data set in 2018. Faculty members, department chairs, and any other interested parties who would like their Department to join the 2018 survey should contact The Epidemiology Monitor ( epimon@aol.com ) by August 1, 2018. We anticipate publishing the new findings in The Epidemiology Monitor in early 2019. Future Surveys, Bigger Aims In continuing work, the DBEI, CCEB and The Epidemiology Monitor aim to truly nationalize the survey and greatly increase the number of responses. The ultimate goal is to provide the field of epidemiology with an industry standard that can more directly inform salary levels. The team will also seek to reflect national trends. For instance, as - Salary continues on page 3
-Salary cont'd from page 2 faculty members gain greater seniority, now does their compensation reflect their years of service?
Help make sure your institution participates and stay tuned for more information as the survey evolves.
N= 24 (10 Schools of Medicine, 10 Schools of Public Health, 4 Schools of Medicine/Public Health)
* data for 1 part�time Assistant Professor and 5 Professors were adjusted to reflect Full�Time Equivalent compensation
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N= 24 (10 Schools of Medicine, 10 Schools of Public Health, 4 Schools of Medicine/Public Health)
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-Labor cont'd from page 1 wages ranged from a low of $42,810 for the 10th percentile to $113,560 for the 90th percentile. In defining the tasks of epidemiologists, the Bureau said they “investigate and describe the determinants and distribution of disease, disability, or health outcomes and may develop the means for prevention and control.” Using this definition, the Bureau found that the highest levels of employment of epidemiologists were in state government (37%) followed by those in local government (17%), hospitals (14%), universities (11%), and scientific research and development services (9%). Top Paying Sectors The top paying sectors for epidemiologists are listed below in rank order with the highest paying sector having an annual mean wage of $122,190 and the lowest $84,150 1. Scientific and development services 2. Offices of physicians 3. Outpatient care centers 4. Hospitals 5. Pharmaceutical industry The states which have the highest levels of epidemiologists were California, Texas, Georgia, Maryland, and Washington. The wages in these states ranged from a low of $72,300 in Texas to a high of $97,600 in California. These states accounted for 36% of the 6,870 epidemiologists included in the report. Top Paying States The top paying states for epidemiologists regardless of the employment levels of epidemiologists were in rank order the District of
Columbia, New Jersey, Massachusetts, California, and Washington. The salary ranges among only the five top paying states ranged from a high of $112,550 annual mean wage in the District of Columbia to a low of $93,530 annual mean wage in Washington state. These five top paying states accounted for only 23% of the epidemiologists covered in the survey. Top Paying Cities The Bureau also collected information about epidemiologists according to metropolitan areas and found that the highest paying areas or cities were:
Metropolitan area
Annual mean wage
Silver Spring-FrederickRockville, MD
$113,000
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA
$104,700
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
$103,870
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division
$103,660
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY
$102,500
Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA
$102,270
Austin-Round Rock, TX
$100,360
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA
$93,660
Washington-ArlingtonAlexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
$92,710
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ
$89,060
“...the Bureau found that the highest levels of employment of epidemiologists were in state government (37%)..."
" The salary ranges among only the five top paying states ranged from a high of $112,550 annual mean wage in the District of Columbia to a low of $93,530..."
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New Canadian Report Says Health Inequalities Are A Matter Of Fairness And Justice And Calls For Action
“These strategies rely heavily on the work of the World Health Organization over the past few years..."
rces cont'd from page 5 “Key Health Inequalities in Canada: A National Portrait” is a new collaborative report by several agencies and groups which has found that the “persistence, breadth, and depth of health inequalities in Canada constitute a call to action across all levels and sectors of society.” Armed with such a broad and far reaching conclusion, the report outlines several recommended strategies for addressing the topic. These strategies rely heavily on the work of the World Health Organization over the past few years devoted to a better understanding of the social determinants of health and providing a framework for addressing them. The “principles for action” and “promising practices” highlighted in the report are included below along with explanatory excerpts that expand on the statements in bold. Recommended Strategies
“Effective action on health equity must also include efforts to empower disadvantaged communities..."
Intervene on both proximal (downstream) and distal (upstream) determinants of health and health equity. Public health actions that focus on individual-level behavioral determinants may inadvertently increase health inequalities in the absence of accompanying efforts that target "upstream" socioeconomic, political, cultural, and environmental factors. Deploy a combination of targeted interventions and universal policies/interventions. Pairing targeted and universal interventions helps ensure that the targeted intervention effects are not "washed out" by broader conditions that may sustain social inequalities.
Adopt a human rights approach to action on the social determinants of health and health equity.
Address both material contexts and sociocultural processes of power, privilege, and exclusion.
A human rights approach recognizes that equitable access to opportunities for health, well-being, and their determinants is an issue of fairness and justice.
Effective action on health equity must also include efforts to empower disadvantaged communities and tackle the harmful processes of marginalization and exclusion (e.g. systemic discrimination and stigmatization) embedded in hierarchies of power and privilege.
Intervene across the life course with evidence-informed policies and culturally safe health and social services. Interventions at different life stages, particularly during critical or
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sensitive periods (e.g. early years) can substantially affect health outcomes and health equity.
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-Canadian cont'd from page 6 Implement a "Health in All Policies" approach. Many of the policy levers that influence the social determinants of health lie outside of the health sector and can only be addressed through collaborative engagement with others. Carry out ongoing monitoring and evaluation. Ongoing monitoring and reporting on the magnitude and trends of health inequalities and their determinants supports public actors in evaluating their progress.
Conclusion According to the report’s conclusion, “…achieving the goal of health equity demands that we acknowledge our interdependence-our shared responsibility to create and sustain healthful living and working conditions and environments, and the shared benefits that we can all enjoy when those conditions are in place.” To read the full report, visit:
"Many of the policy levers that influence the social determinants of health lie outside of the health sector..."
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Notes on People Honored: Esra Kürüm, with the Rothman Epidemiology Prize by the journal Epidemiology for the best paper of the year in 2017. The paper used combined Bayesian model averaging with change point models to estimate the vaccineassociated changes in hospitalizations related to pneumococcal infection in children. The prize amount is $5,000. Dr. Kürüm is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of California, Riverside.
Appointed: Michael Osterholm, as a Science Envoy with the US Department of State. The program selects prominent scientists for 1 year appointments to build collaboration on pressing issues. Osterholm’s focus during his appointment will be on antibiotic resistance. He is currently director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota.
Elected: WayWay Hlaing, as a fellow of the American College of Epidemiology. She currently is Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences at the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami.
Honored: Kaitlyn Gam, as a recipient of the Tulane 34 Award, a university wide student honor given to only 34 graduates per year. She was honored for her work on the Gulf Long Term Follow Up Study which examined the health effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Honored: Maureen Dubreil, with an early investigator award from the Spondylitis Association of America. Dubreil is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training at the Boston University School of Medicine. Her research focuses on comorbidities and pharmacoepidemiology of spondyloarthritis.
Profiled: Yasmin Altwaijri, in AboutHer, a web publication about Arab women. The headline for the profile states “As one of Saudi Arabia’s most high-ranking scientists, she’s been a pioneer in organizing studies measuring obesity, diabetes and mental health issues all around the Kingdom.” Dr. Altwaijri is Senior Scientist and Head of Epidemiology Research at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Riyadh. https://bit.ly/2K4kPdA
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July 2018 July 2-16 http://tinyurl.com/h74x2kl Summer School: Social Determinants of Health / University College London / London, England July 4-6 https://tinyurl.com/yb38guzh Conference: European Congress of Epidemiology 2018 / Multiple Sponsors / Lyon, France July 8-20 https://tinyurl.com/y8yfsh8q Summer Program: Advanced Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine / Tel Aviv University / Tel Aviv, Israel July 8-27 https://tinyurl.com/h882ocw Summer Program: Summer Session in Epidemiology / University of Michigan / Ann Arbor, MI July 9-12 https://tinyurl.com/y7xfrdub Short Course: Health Protection Principles & Practice / University of Bristol / Bristol, England July 9-13 https://tinyurl.com/ydbophsh Workshop: Integrative Molecular Epidemiology / American Association for Cancer Research / Boston, MA July 9-25 https://tinyurl.com/yc5mkuth Summer Program: 10th Summer Program - Infectious Disease (SSMID-Summer Institute in Statistics and Modeling in Infectious Diseases) / University of Washington / Seattle, WA July 11-12 https://tinyurl.com/y8r8tmkl Conference: Epidemiology of Aging / Rand / Santa Monica, CA July 13 https://tinyurl.com/ybvfbdqs Short Course: Epidemiology Concepts Applied to Outbreak Investigation / University of Bristol / Bristol, England July 16-17 https://tinyurl.com/y7ttm7fq Short Course: Data Linkage / University of Bristol / Bristol, England July 16-20 https://tinyurl.com/y8z9u9l8 Conference: 1st International Symposium on Lifecourse Epidemiology / The Lorentz Center / The Netherlands July 22-August 3 https://tinyurl.com/jeaqvbo Short Course: Epidemiology & Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease & Stroke Tahoe City, CA
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Post-Doctoral Fellows in Cardiovascular / Genetic Epidemiology Tulane University Translational Sciences Institute is seeking applications for post-doctoral fellow positions in Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Genetic Epidemiology. Candidates with training and research experience in epidemiology or genomics are encouraged to apply. The post-doctoral fellow will have the opportunity to work on several large on-going epidemiological/genomics studies of cardiometabolic diseases at the Tulane University Health Sciences Center. We offer a supportive environment for post-doctoral fellows to participate in these funded studies and develop manuscripts and grant proposals with study investigators. Qualifications for post-doctoral fellow candidates include a doctoral degree in epidemiology, genetic epidemiology, or genomics. Outstanding post-doctoral fellows will have the opportunity to become a COBRE Junior Faculty Investigator with salary and research support from the NIH funded COBRE program. Review of applications will begin as soon as possible and applications will be accepted and reviewed until the position is filled. APPLY: Applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and at least three letters of recommendation to: Jiang He, MD, PhD, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1440 Canal Street, Suite 2000, New Orleans, LA 70112. E-mail Address: jhe@tulane.edu. TULANE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER. WOMEN AND MINORITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
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