Since 1941, the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan has worked continuously to reduce the disease burden in human populations through research, education, and service. We invite you to join us in this multifaceted mission.

We practice epidemiology as a broad scientific discipline, addressing the occurrence of disease and the distribution of health status in populations. By integrating causal concepts at the molecular, cellular, clinical, and social-environmental levels, our diverse faculty work to maintain an intellectual environment that facilitates the integration of biological, social, and analytic approaches. Within such an environment, faculty and students are able to develop the breadth of knowledge necessary to appreciate fully the complexities of the biosocial systems that we seek to understand and modify.

Mission of the Department of Epidemiology